ANNUAL REPORT 2009-10

(FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 2009 TO MARCH 2010)

K.H.PATIL KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRA – 582205 STATE

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PART I - GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE KVK

1.1. Name and address of KVK with phone, fax and e-mail Address Telephone E mail Web Address K.H.Patil Krishi Office FAX [email protected] www.khpkvk.org Vigyan Kendra, (08372)289606 (08372) [email protected] Hulkoti, 289325 289474 Gadag dist.

1.2 .Name and address of host organization with phone, fax and e-mail Address Telephone E mail Web Address Office FAX Agricultural Science (08372) (08372) [email protected] www.asf.org.in Foundation, Hulkoti 289069 289474 Gadag dist.

1.3. Name of the Programme Coordinator with phone & mobile No Name Telephone / Contact Residence Mobile Email Dr. L.G. Hiregoudar (08372) 289772 9448358772 [email protected]

1.4. Year of sanction: 1985

1.5. Staff Position (as on 31 st March 2010) Highest Date of Qualification joining Category Sl. Sanctioned Name of the (for PC, SMS Pay Basic KVK Designation M/F Discipline (SC/ST/ No. post incumbent and Prog. Scale pay OBC/ Asstt.) Others) Permanent Permanent /Temporary /Temporary

1 Programme Dr. L.G.Hiregoudar Programme M -- M.Sc (Agri), 16400- 19100 05.09.92 P OBC Coordinator Coordinator PhD 22400 2 SMS Mr.S.K.Mudlapur Subject Matter M Plant B.Sc (Agri) 10000- 12600 26.09.94 P OBC Specialist Protection 15200 3 SMS Mr.S.H.Adapur Subject Matter M Ag. M.Sc (Agri) 10000- 12275 23.06.95 P Others Specialist Extension 15200 4 SMS Smt.S.S. Subject Matter F Home M.H.Sc 10000- 12275 26.06.95 P OBC Rayanagoudar Specialist Science 15200 5 SMS Mr.V.D.Vaikunthe Subject Matter M Agronomy B.Sc (Agri) 10000- 12275 01.07.95 P OBC Specialist 15200 6 SMS Mr.K.T.Patil Subject Matter M Horticulture B.Sc (Agri) 10000- 12275 01.07.95 P OBC Specialist 15200 7 SMS Mr. N.H. Bhandi Subject Matter M Soil M.Sc (Agri) 8000- 9100 01.06.05 P OBC Specialist Science 13500

8 Programme Dr. B.M. Muragod Programme M Animal B.V. Sc 5500- 5850 25.06.07 P Others Assistant Assistant Science 9000 ( Lab Tech.) /T-4 9 Programme Smt. Lalita S. Computer F - B.Com, 5500- 6200 01.06.05 P OBC Assistant Programmer PGDCA 9000 (Computer)/ T-4 10 Programme Suresh Halemani Farm Manager M - B.Sc (Agri.) 5500- - 01-02-09 T OBC Assistant/ 9000 Farm Manager 11 Assistant Mr. M.B. Accountant / M M.Com 5500- 5850 25.06.07 P OBC Jakkanagoudar Superintendent 9000 12 Jr. D. Manju Jr. M - B.Com 4000- 4200 11.06.07 P OBC Stenographer Stenographer 6000 cum Clerk 13 Driver Mr. N.L. Hadapad Auxiliary staff M Driver- 7th Std. 3200- 4580 03.09.92 P Others Cum- 4900 Mechanic

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Highest Date of Qualification joining Category Sl. Sanctioned Name of the (for PC, SMS Pay Basic KVK Designation M/F Discipline (SC/ST/ No. post incumbent and Prog. Scale pay OBC/ Asstt.) Others) Permanent Permanent /Temporary /Temporary

14 Driver Mr. G.D. Auxiliary staff M Driver- 7th Std. 3200- 4240 20.07.95 P Others Madivalar Cum- 4900 Mechanic 15 Supporting Mr.S.B. Kotabagi Supporting staff M Clerk-Cum- M.A 3050- 3650 18.07.85 P Others staff Field man 4590 16 Supporting Mr. V.R. Navalli Supporting staff M Village work SSLC 3050- 3575 20.07.93 P OBC staff attendant 4590

1.6.Total land with KVK (in ha) :

Sl. No. Item Area (ha) 1 Under Buildings 1.5 2. Under Demonstration Units 0.5 3. Under Crops 12.0 4. Orchard/Agro-forestry 14.0 Total 28.0

1.7.Infrastructural Development :

A) Buildings Source Stage Sl. Name of of Complete Incomplete funding Plinth Plinth No. building Completion Expenditure Starting Status of area area Date (Rs. In lakhs) Date construction (Sq.m) (Sq.m) 1. Administrative ICAR 1996 800 33.46 - - - Building 2. Farmers Hostel ICAR 1997 550 17.26 - - - 3. Staff Quarters ICAR 2006 400 45.00 - - - 1 2 3 4 5 6 4. Demonstration Units 1 Dairy ICAR 2000 50 6.0 - - - 2 Sheep & Goat ICAR 2002 50 5.0 - - - 3 4 5 Fencing ------6 Rain Water ICAR 2007 - 10.00 - - - harvesting system 7 Drying Yard ------8 Farm Godown ------9 Poly House KSDH 2006 50 3.00 - - - 10 Vermi Compost DDB 2002 100 3.50 - - -

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B) Vehicles

Type of vehicle Year of purchase Cost (Rs.) Total kms. Run Present status Jeep (Mahindra Bolero) 2009 6.00 24966 Good Tractor 2003 5.00 1045 hours Good Motor cycle - I 2004 0.40 77829 Good Motor cycle - II 2009 0.50 8043 Good

C) Equipments & AV aids

Name of the equipment Year of purchase Cost (Rs.) Present status Rotary Power weeder 2009 95000 Good Rotavator 2008 95000 Good Seed delinting machine 2006 17680 Good Lab model Gin machine 2006 70000 Good Cotton seed sorter 2007 49500 Good Seed treating drum 2007 40000 Good Projection screen 2006 12375 Good Laptop 2005 55000 Good LCD 2004 75000 Good Xerox 2004 85000 Good OHP 2004 24550 Good Fax 2004 25450 Good Computer 2003 125000 Good Camera 1998 13688 Good Amplifier 1999 14614 Good

1.8. A). Details of SAC meeting conducted in 2009-10

Sl.No. Date Number of No. of Salient Action taken Participants absentees Recommendations 1. 14-07- 21 4 • Support technically to • Front Line 2009 watershed plus Demonstrations on activities in MNREGP crops organized in programmes in 1-2 MNREGP villages participants’ fields • To organize training • It will be under medicinal and implemented aromatic plants • To organize ex- • FLD farmers of trainees meet previous year will be invited to get the feedback of demonstrated technologies • To demonstrate newly • FLD on JG-11 released Chickpea variety of Chickpea variety JG-11 variety has been implemented during 2009-10 in an area of 20 ha. • To circulate KVK • This is being done Training Schedule during this year 2010-11 • Increase the number of • Being carried out pheromone traps in the field for effective

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Sl.No. Date Number of No. of Salient Action taken Participants absentees Recommendations control of pest • Take more • Taken 50 demonstrations under demonstrations DDHC-11 under FLD-Cotton as per ICAR sanction and DDHC-11 variety seeds are being made available to interested farmers in the district • Give more thrust to • Wherever possible, floriculture thrust has been given • Strengthen animal • It is planned husbandry section in accordingly during conducting FLD and this year Extension activities • Increase the number of • Accordingly it has SHGs to be trained been planned during the year 2009- 10 2. 02-01- 20 5 • KVK needs to work on • All KVK staff visited 2010 IFD (Myrada KVK) and Myrada KVK to Integrated Farming study IFD model System • In collaboration with UAS, Dharwad, efforts are on to work on IFS approach • To make impact • It is being carried assessment of KVK out activities • Thrust on PHT & IPM • Interventions are in Sunflower made through training and FLD • To try TAG-26 variety • Due to non under FLD availability of seeds, this has not been taken up under FLD during this year • To take TAG-24 seed • It was taken on production in Kharif farmers’ fields in Singatarayanakeri village in Mundaragi block • To introduce Bidari • KVK has made breed of Goat, Kenguri request to breed of Sheep and KVAFSU, Bidar to Swarnadhara breed of supply the Poultry in Gadag improved breeds district • More programmes on • It is implemented enrichment of dry through SGSY fodder and azolla training nutrition for milching programmes on animals dairy farming 4 Annual Report 2009-10, KVK Gadag

Sl.No. Date Number of No. of Salient Action taken Participants absentees Recommendations • To involve line • Line departments departments in are requested to celebrating participate in the Technology Week Technology Week • Campaign on seed • It was implemented hardening in rabi through campaigns Jowar to be carried out during rabi season • Supply of DDHC-11 • KVK has sold 42 variety in large quantity quintal of DDHC-11 variety of Cotton during the 2009-10 and has planned to raise the quantity for next year. • To arrange training on • SMS(Horticulture) green house has undergone technology to farmers training on green house technology at UAS, Dharwad • The training programme will be arranged during next year with technical guidance from UAS, Dharwad

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PART II - DETAILS OF DISTRICT

2.1 Major farming systems/enterprises S. No Farming system/enterprise Rainfed situation 1 Agricultural crops + Dairy enterprises 2 Agricultural crops + Horticultural crops 3 Agriculture + Horticulture + Dairy enterprise 4 Agriculture + Dairy enterprise Irrigated situation 1 Agriculture + Dairy 2 Dairy enterprise

2.2 Description of Agro-climatic Zone & major agro-ecological situations S. No Agro -climatic Zone Characteristics 1 Northern Dry Zone-3 and This zone comprises of Gadag, Ron, Mundaragi and Region-2 of the state Naragund blocks. Rainfall ranges from 450-600 mm with 30-35 rainy days mainly from June – September months. Maximum temperature ranges from 36-40 0 c. This zone is drought prone. Kharif crops grown : Greengram, Groundnut, Onion, Chilli, Sunflower, Maize Rabi crops grown : Bengalgram, Desi cotton, rabi jowar, wheat, sunflower 2 Zone -8 This zone comprises of block. Average rainfall is 619 mm. Gets rainfall from both South-West and North-East monsoons. Kharif crops grown: Green gram, Jowar, Bt. cotton, Groundnut, Sunflower, Millets, Maize, Onion, Chilli Rabi crops grown: Rabi jowar, Sunflower, Desi cotton, Bengal gram, Wheat

2.3 Soil type/s S. No Soil type Characteristics Area in ha 1 Deep clay soil More water holding capacity with low 274285 infiltration rate of water & clay content is more than 35 percent 2 Medium deep black soils Moderate water holding capacity with 12000 high runoff and less infiltration 3 Red clay soil Medium water holding capacity and 27000 moderately drained soils. Clay content is less than 25 percent 4 Red gravely clay soils Less water holding capacity. High 67500 infiltration rate and less runoff 5 Red gravely loam soils Moderately deep & well drained soils 12500 Total 393285

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2.4. Area, Production and Productivity of major crops cultivated in the district S. No Crop Area (ha) Production (Metric Productivity ( kg /ha) tons) 1 Maize 19714 63218 4000 2 H. Jowar 34735 19940 2500 3 Rabi jowar 64120 60914 950 4 Wheat 30105 8878 400 5 Greengram 30928 6186 200 6 Bengalgram 44808 35846 800 7 Groundnut 36356 21814 600 8 Sunflower 61425 22570 400 9 Cotton 40341 10678 150 10 Onion 33691 260028 10.34 tons/ha 11 Chilli 8527 4630 542 12 Flower 557 4630 8.3 tons/ha 13 Fruit crops 2340 33699 14.40 tons/ha

Source : Office of Joint Director of Agriculture, Gadag Reference year: 2008-09

2.5. Weather data of 2009-10 Month Rainfall Temperature 0 C Relative Humidity (mm) Maximum Minimum (%) April 48.8 38.2 22.1 44 May 56.4 37.5 21.0 43 June 140.9 33.4 22.3 61 July 59.8 33.2 19.9 71 August 66.9 29.8 20.1 69 September 155.7 30.1 20.6 68 October 162.3 29.8 18.9 57 November 24.4 30.0 16.6 60 December 75.6 28.0 15.0 54 January - 30.8 14.8 48 February - 31.0 18.9 49 March 24.0 36.4 20.0 57 Source : District Statistical Office, Gadag

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2.6. Production and Productivity of Livestock, Poultry, Fisheries etc. in the district

Category Population Production Productivity Cattle Crossbred 15418 25968 Lit. of milk/day 5.22 Kg/day Indigenous 158588 45944 Lit of milk/day 2.40 Kg/day Buffalo e 80234 64088 Lit. of milk/day 2.80 Kg/day Sheep Crossbred Indigenous 313459 158 tons/year (meat) 15 Kg/animal Goats 172411 134 tons/year (meat) 16 Kg/animal Pigs Crossbred Indigenous Rabbits Poultry birds (egg 158656 72 lakh/year 100 per year production) Hens Desi Improved Ducks Turkey and others Fish Marine Inland Prawn Scampi Shrimp

Source: District Statistical Office Reference year: 2009-10

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2.7 Details of Operational area / Villages How long the village is covered Name under operational Major crops & Sl.No. Taluk of the Name of the village Major problem identified Identified Thrust Areas area of the KVK enterprises block (specify the years) 1 Gadag Gadag cluster 3 years Spreading & Bunch Groundnut [Comprising of Groundnut (Kharif &  Moisture stress in peg  In-situ moisture , Hosur, Summer), initiation stage in conservation Shirunj, Yelishirunj Greengram, Maize, groundnut villages] Onion + Chilli,   Chrysanthemum, Imbalanced usage of Integrated Nutrient Hosalli cluster Brinjal, Tomato, nutrients Management (Comprising of Green Chilli,  Incidence of leaf minor  Leaf minor Hosalli, Hulkoti Dairying and Goat management villages) rearing  Incidence of rust and  Rust and tikka tikka during pod disease management formation stage Greengram  Incidence of Sphingid  Sphingid moth & moth and powdery powdery mildew mildew management  Non availability of  Promotion of twin labour for weeding wheel hoe weeder  Lack of grading and  Value addition value addition Sunflower (Rainfed)  Moisture stress during  Insitu moisture seed setting stage conservation  Imbalanced usage of  Integrated Nutrient nutrients Management

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How long the village is covered Name under operational Major crops & Sl.No. Taluk of the Name of the village Major problem identified Identified Thrust Areas area of the KVK enterprises block (specify the years) Onion + Chilli + Cotton  Low quality bulb  Integrated Nutrient production in onion Management  Incidence of purple  Management of blotch in onion purple blotch  Incidence of mites and  Management of thrips in chilli mites and thrips  Low quality of dry chilli  Usage of polythene sheets for chilli drying  Lack of value addition in  Value addition chilli Chrysanthemum  Bud dropping &  INM improper opening of flower buds Brinjal  Fruit and shoot borer  Fruit and shoot borer management Tomato  Incidence of leaf curl  Leaf curl management Live stock enterprises  Low milk productivity  Nutrition due to nutritional management disorder  Incidence of worms in  Deworming calves & goat

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How long the village is covered Name under operational Major crops & Sl.No. Taluk of the Name of the village Major problem identified Identified Thrust Areas area of the KVK enterprises block (specify the years) 2 Mundaragi Jantlishirur cluster 2 years Spreading Groundnut (Papanasi, Peta alur) Groundnut,  Poor shelling  INM in spreading Greengram, Hybrid percentage groundnut Doni cluster jowar (K), Onion, Bunch Groundnut (Singatarayana keri, Chrysanthemum Kadampur)  Cultivation of local  Introduction of TAG- variety 24 variety  Poor shelling  INM in groundnut percentage  Incidence of leaf minor  Leaf minor management Greengram  Incidence of sphingid  Sphingid moth & moth and powdery powdery mildew mildew management Hybrid jowar (K)  Poor quality of fodder  Introduction of DSV-6 variety  Moisture stress  In-situ soil moisture conservation Onion (irrigation)  Poor quality production  INM in onion of bulbs  High incidence of  Chemical weed weeds management

Chrysanthemum  Incidence of leaf spot  Leaf spot management

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How long the village is covered Name under operational Major crops & Sl.No. Taluk of the Name of the village Major problem identified Identified Thrust Areas area of the KVK enterprises block (specify the years)  Improper opening of  INM in buds Chrysanthemum Buffalo enterprise  Infertility in buffaloes  Nutrient Management 3 Shirahatti cluster 2 years Spreading Spreading Groundnut [Comprising of groundnut, Hybrid  Use of impure seeds of  Supply of pure seeds Magadi, jowar (K) + Tur DSG-1 of DSG-1 and Holalapur  Non usage of balanced  Integrated Nutrient villages] nutrition Management  Moisture stress  In-situ soil moisture conservation Hybrid jowar + Tur  Poor fodder quality of  CSV-15 variety jowar  Cultivation of long  Introduction of ICPL- duration local variety of 87 Tur Buffaloe enterprise  Low milk yield due to  Enrichment of dry poor quality fodder and fodder nutritional disorders Grain storage  Incidence of storage  Storage pest pests management 4 Ron D.S. Hadagali cluster 3 years Onion + Chilli + Onion + Chiili + Cotton (Huilgol, Savadi) Cotton, Cotton,  Moisture stress  In-situ soil moisture Greengram, conservation

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How long the village is covered Name under operational Major crops & Sl.No. Taluk of the Name of the village Major problem identified Identified Thrust Areas area of the KVK enterprises block (specify the years) Mallapur cluster Groundnut,  Cultivation of local variety  Assessment of (Sandigwad, Rabi jowar in onion improved variety in ) and sunflower onion  Non availability of labours  Refinement of for weeding in existing sowing method in sowing method onion to facilitate intercultivation Greengram  Drudgery in hoeing &  Introduction of weeding operations drudgery reducing equipments Cotton  Unsustainable  ICM in desi cotton production of desi  Introduction of new cotton variety DDHC-11 Rabi jowar  Moisture stress  In-situ soil moisture conservation  Drought tolerance inducing technology Fuel saving enterprises  Drudgery in cooking  Assessment of envirofit Chulha for fuel efficiency 5 Naragund Surkod cluster 2 years Maize, Bengalgram, Maize (comprising Wheat, Sunflower  Incidence of stem borer  Management of Gangapur, Hadli & and Hybrid Cotton & downy mildew stem borer and Radder Naganur downy mildew villages)  Low fertility of soil  Green manuring

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How long the village is covered Name under operational Major crops & Sl.No. Taluk of the Name of the village Major problem identified Identified Thrust Areas area of the KVK enterprises block (specify the years) Bengalgram  Lack of integrated crop  ICM in bengalgram management practices Wheat  Low productivity of  Introduction of DWR- existing variety 225 variety  Drudgery in harvesting  Introduction of improved sickle Sunflower  Imbalanced nutrition  INM Dairy enterprises  Infertility in CB cows  Nutritional management  Ticks and mites  Management of ticks infection and mites

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2.7 Priority thrust areas

Sl. No Thrust area i) In-situ soil moisture conservation ii) ICM in oilseeds, pulses, cereals and onion iii) IPM in bengalgram and brinjal iv) Sustainable crop production technology v) Soil fertility management vi) Seed production in onion, cotton and groundnut vii) Feed management in milch animals viii) Ecto and endo parasite management ix) Women drudgery reduction measures

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PART III - TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENTS

3.A. Details of target and achievements of mandatory activities OFT FLD 1 2 Number of OFTs Number of farmers Number of FLDs Number of farmers Targets Achievement Targets Achievement Targets Achievement Targets Achievement 12 12 113 113 20 17 300 325

Training Extension Activities 3 4 Number of Courses Number of Participants Number of activities Number of participants Targets Achievement Targets Achievement Targets Achievement Targets Achievement 100 135 3000 3251 500 564 25000 55326

Seed Production (Qtl.) Planting material (Nos.) 5 6 Target Achievement Target Achievement 75 92.45 8000 8000

Livestock (No.) Bio-products (Kg) 7 8 Target Achievement Target 5 - - 100 135

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3.B1. Abstract of interventions undertaken based on thrust areas identified for the district as given in Sl.No.2.7

Interventions Number Number of Supply Supply of Supply of S. Thrust Crop/ Identified Number of Extension Supply of Title of OFT if Title of FLD if of Training of planting bio No area Enterprise Problem Training activities livestock any any Training (extension seeds materials products (farmers) (No.) (No.) (Youths) personnel) (Qtl.) (No.) No. Kg 1 ICM & Greengram Low - ICM in S4 4 2 1 9 5.0 - - - - variety productivity variety 2 ICM & Bengalgram Low Management of ICM in 4 2 2 11 - - - - 200 variety productivity wilt through Bengalgram due to pod seed treatment (JG-11 variety) borer & wilt with trichoderma @ 10 gms /Kg 3 ICM & Spreading Low Root grub ICM in 3 - 1 8 2.0 - - - 300 variety groundnut productivity management spreading due to local groundnut variety, leaf minor & poor shelling percentage 4 ICM & Summer Low - ICM in TAG-24 5 1 1 10 20.0 - - - 200 variety groundnut productivity of & GPBD-4 (Bunch) local variety, variety leaf minor & poor irrigation management 5 ICM Sunflower Low - ICM 5 - 1 7 - - - - 100 productivity due to imbalanced nutrition, powdery mildew and caterpillar infestation 6 ICM Bt. Cotton Incidence of - - 4 - - 8 - - - - - sucking pest 7 ICM & Rabi cotton Low - ICM in DDHC- 5 - - 6 42.0 - - - - variety productivity 11 variety 17 Annual Report 2009-10, KVK Gadag

Interventions Number Number of Supply Supply of Supply of S. Thrust Crop/ Identified Number of Extension Supply of Title of OFT if Title of FLD if of Training of planting bio No area Enterprise Problem Training activities livestock any any Training (extension seeds materials products (farmers) (No.) (No.) (Youths) personnel) (Qtl.) (No.) No. Kg 8 Plant Maize Imbalanced - INM 5 - 1 3 - - - - - nutrition nutrition 9 ICM, Kharif Jowar Low - ICM in DSV-6 2 - - 4 3.0 - - - - variety & + Redgram productivity of of jowar variety cropping local variety system 10 Moisture Rabi Jowar Moisture - Compartment 5 - 1 10 10.0 - - - - managem stress bunding & ent seed priming with CaCl2 11 ICM, Onion Low i) Assessment ICM in Arka 4 - - 7 2.2 - - - - variety & productivity of of Agri found Niketan variety nutrition local variety light red variety ii) Sulphur nutrition iii) Purple blotch management 12 Disease Chilli Murda Murda disease - 3 - - 5 - - - - - managem disease management ent 13 Disease Tomato Leaf curl - Demonstration 2 - - 3 - - - - - manage disease of Arka meghali ment variety 14 IPM Brinjal Fruit & shoot Management of - 2 - - 4 - - - - - borer fruit & shoot borer 15 Disease Chrysanthem Leaf spot - Leaf spot 1 - - 4 - - - - - manage um management ment 16 Variety French bean Low - Introduction of 1 - - 2 5kg - - - - productivity Arka Suvida variety

17 Variety Aster Low - Introduction of 1 - - 2 3kg - - - - productivity Kamini variety

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Interventions Number Number of Supply Supply of Supply of S. Thrust Crop/ Identified Number of Extension Supply of Title of OFT if Title of FLD if of Training of planting bio No area Enterprise Problem Training activities livestock any any Training (extension seeds materials products (farmers) (No.) (No.) (Youths) personnel) (Qtl.) (No.) No. Kg 18 Nutrition CB Cow Poor nutrition Feeding of Enrichment of 7 5 2 8 - - - - - in animals probiotic feed dry fodder supplement 19 Parasite Buffaloe Worm - Deworming in 5 2 - 7 - - - - - managem calves infestation buffaloe calves ent 20 Parasite Goat kids Worm - Deworming in 3 1 - 4 - - - - - managem infestation goat kids ent 21 Fuel Chulha Drudgery in Assessment of - 4 - 2 5 - - - - - saving cooking envirofit chulha devices 22 Drudgery Improved Drudgery in - Demonstration 4 - 1 ------reduction Sickle harvesting of improved Sickle in Wheat and Jowar harvesting Groundnut Drudgery in Assessment of - 1 - - 1 - - - - - stripper harvesting groundnut stripper Bengalgram Drudgery in Assessment of - 2 - - 1 - - - - - harvesting hand gloves

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3.B2. Details of technology used during reporting period No.of programmes conducted OFT FLD Training Others (Specify) Source of S.No Title of Technology Crop/enterprise OFT FLD Training Others General SC/ST General SC/ST General SC/ST General SC/ST technology (Specify) M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 Vermicompost technology UAS, Dharwad - - - 5 ------41 3 2 0 - - - - 2 ICM in Greengram UAS, Dharwad Greengram - 1 3 - - - - - 26 16 15 5 ------3 ICM in spreading UAS, Dharwad Sp. Groundnut - 1 3 - - - - - 21 11 7 2 ------Groundnut 4 ICM in Kharif Jowar UAS, Dharwad Kharif Jowar - 1 2 - - - - - 6 6 9 4 ------5 ICM in Chilli UAS, Dharwad Chilli - - 1 ------30 0 3 0 - - - - 6 ICM in onion UAS, Dharwad Onion 2 - 2 - 55 5 ------7 Improved vegetable UAS, Dharwad Vegetables - - 1 ------25 0 0 0 - - - - cultivation 8 IPM in Greengram UAS, Dharwad Greengram - - 1 ------16 10 9 1 - - - - 9 Dairy farming UAS, Dharwad - - - 5 ------8 - 22 - - - - 10 Drudgery reducing CIAE, Bhopal Greengram - 1 1 ------16 - 8 - - - 8 - - - - equipments 11 Leaf spot management in UAS,Dharwad Chrysanthemum - 1 1 - - - - - 17 - 3 ------Chrysanthemum 12 Integrated disease UAS, Dharwad Greengram - - 1 ------3 - 6 - - - - - management in Greengram 13 Root grub management in UAS, Dharwad Groundnut 1 - 1 - 8 - 8 ------Groundnut 14 Banana cultivation UAS, Dharwad - - - 1 ------45 - 10 - - - - - 15 ICM in Desi cotton UAS, Dharwad Desi cotton - 1 2 - - - - - 35 6 6 3 - - - - 16 Seed production in Desi UAS, Dharwad Desi cotton - - 1 ------54 6 8 2 - - - - cotton 17 ICM in vegetables UAS, Dharwad - - - 1 ------29 - 6 - - - - - 18 ICM in flowers UAS, Dharwad - - 1 ------8 - 2 - - - - - 19 Management in Bt. cotton UAS, Dharwad Bt. cotton - - 3 - - - - - 9 - 1 - - - - - 20 Plant protection in UAS, Dharwad Ground nut - - 3 ------13 - 1 - - - - - Groundnut 21 Plant protection in UAS, Dharwad Chrysanthemum - - 1 ------22 - 3 - - - - - Chrysanthemum 22 IGP activities UAS, Dharwad - - - 5 ------20 - 4 - - - - 23 Dairy management UAS, Dharwad - - - 1 ------27 - 3 - - - - 24 Contingent crop planning UAS, Dharwad - - - 3 ------30 - 6 - - - - - 25 Soil & water conservation UAS, Dharwad - - - 7 ------30 - 4 - - - - - 26 ICM in sunflower UAS, Dharwad Sunflower - 1 3 - - - - - 26 3 7 - - - - - 27 ICM in rabi Jowar UAS, Dharwad Rabi Jowar - 2 2 - - - - - 47 7 15 6 - - - - 28 Leaf minor management UAS, Dharwad Groundnut - - 2 ------28 - 4 - - - - - in Groundnut 29 IPM in Bt. Cotton UAS, Dharwad Bt. cotton - - 1 ------23 ------30 Contingent planning in UAS, Dharwad Rabi crops - - 2 ------43 - 4 - - - - - Rabi crops 31 ICM in rabi Jowar UAS, Dharwad Rabi Jowar - 1 5 - - - - - 44 4 2 ------20 Annual Report 2009-10, KVK Gadag

No.of programmes conducted OFT FLD Training Others (Specify) Source of S.No Title of Technology Crop/enterprise OFT FLD Training Others General SC/ST General SC/ST General SC/ST General SC/ST technology (Specify) M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 32 ICM in wheat UAS, Dharwad Wheat - 1 1 - - - - - 5 ------33 ICM in Bengalgram UAS, Dharwad Bengalgram - 2 4 - - - - - 29 10 4 7 ------34 Groundnut stripper TNAU, Groundnut 1 - 5 ------35 - 10 - - - - Coimbatore 35 Purple blotch UAS, Dharwad Onion 1 - - - 20 ------management in onion 36 Murda disease UAS, Dharwad Chilli 1 - - - 10 ------management in chilli 37 Wilt management in UAS, Dharwad Bengalgram 1 - - - 10 ------Bengalgram 38 INM in maize UAS, Dharwad Maize - 1 ------15 3 8 - - - - - 39 ICM in Sunflower UAS, Dharwad Sunflower - 1 2 - - - - - 23 - 7 7 23 - 7 7 - - - - 40 Plant protection in UAS, Dharwad Sunflower - 1 1 - - - - - 23 7 4 3 23 7 4 3 - - - - Sunflower 41 Income generating UAS, Dharwad Dairy - - 2 ------36 - 8 - - - - activity Enterprises Pickle preparation 42 Dairy management UAS, Dharwad Dairying - - 1 ------13 17 - - - - 43 Drudgery management CIAE, Bhopal Twin wheel hoe - - 1 ------19 - 1 - - - - equipment UAS, Dharwad weeder own Kissan cooker Improved sickle 44 Fuel saving device Envirofit Envirofit chullah 10 - 3 - - 75 - 3 - - - - - 12 - 2 - - - - Pvt., Ltd, Bangalore 45 ICM in Groundnut UAS, Dharwad Groundnut - 1 2 - - - - - 20 5 5 - 20 5 5 - - - - - 46 Dry land horticulture UAS, Dharwad Horticulture - - 3 ------35 10 10 2 - - - - 47 ICM in Summer UAS, Dharwad Groundnut - 1 1 - - - - - 20 5 5 5 20 5 5 5 - - - - Groundnut 48 Shoot & fruit borer UAS, Dharwad Brinjal 1 - 1 10 ------10 ------management 49 Pest & disease UAS, Dharwad Mango - - 1 ------30 ------management in Mango 50 Vermicompost technology UAS, Dharwad - - - 1 ------42 ------51 Crop management in UAS, Dharwad Mango - - 1 ------22 - 2 - - - - - mango 52 ICT application in MANAGE, - - - 1 ------26 - 1 - - - - - agriculture Hyderabad 54 PHT UAS, Dharwad Processing - - 1 ------16 ------55 Fruit & vegetable UAS, Dharwad Processing - - 1 ------8 22 - - - - - processing 56 Soil fertility management UAS, Dharwad - - - 1 ------4 25 - - - - - 57 Assessment of hand Own Use of cotton 20 - 2 - - 44 - 20 - - - - 15 - 8 - - - - - gloves gloves

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PART IV - On Farm Trial 4.A1. Abstract on the number of technologies assessed in respect of crops Tuber Fuel Commercial Plantation Thematic areas Cereals Oilseeds Pulses Vegetables Fruits Flower Crops saving TOTAL Crops crops device Integrated Nutrient 1 1 Management Varietal Evaluation 1 1 Integrated Pest 1 2 3 Management Integrated Crop Management Integrated Disease 1 1 2 Management Small Scale Income Generation Enterprises Weed Management Resource Conservation Technology Farm Machineries Integrated Farming System Seed / Plant production Value addition Drudgery Reduction 1 1 1 3 Storage Technique Mushroom cultivation Total 10

4.A2. Abstract on the number of technologies refined in respect of crops

Commercial Plantation Tuber Thematic areas Cereals Oilseeds Pulses Vegetables Fruits Flower TOTAL Crops crops Crops Integrated Nutrient Management Varietal Evaluation Integrated Pest Management Integrated Crop Management Integrated Disease 1 1 Management Small Scale Income Generation Enterprises Weed Management Resource Conservation Technology Farm Machineries Integrated Farming System Seed / Plant production Value addition Drudgery Reduction Storage Technique Mushroom cultivation Total 1

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4.A3. Abstract on the number of technologies assessed in respect of livestock enterprises

Thematic areas Cattle Poultry Piggery Rabbitary Fisheries TOTAL Evaluation of Breeds Nutrition Management 1 1 Disease of Management Value Addition Production and Management Feed and Fodder Small Scale income generating enterprises TOTAL 1

4.A4. Abstract on the number of technologies refined in respect of livestock enterprises

Thematic areas Cattle Poultry Piggery Rabbitary Fisheries TOTAL Evaluation of Breeds Nutrition Management Disease of Management Value Addition Production and Management Feed and Fodder Small Scale income generating enterprises TOTAL

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4.B. Achievements on technologies Assessed and Refined

4.B.1. Technologies Assessed under various Crops

Thematic areas Crop Name of the technology assessed No. of trials Area (ha) Onion Sulphur Nutrition 5 2 Integrated Nutrient Management

Varietal Evaluation Onion Assessment of Agri found light red variety 5 2

Integrated Pest Management Brinjal Shoot & fruit borer management 10 2 Groundnut Root grub management 10 2 Onion Thrips management 5 2 Integrated Crop Management

Integrated Disease Management Onion Purple blotch management 20 6 Chilli Murda disease management 10 3 Small Scale Income Generation Enterprises

Weed Management

Resource Conservation Technology

Farm Machineries

Integrated Farming System

Seed / Plant production

Value addition

Drudgery Reduction Bengalgram Assessment of hand gloves 20 4 Groundnut Assessment of Groundnut stripper 5 1 Assessment of Envirofit chulha 3 - Storage Technique

Mushroom cultivation

Total 90 24

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4.B.2. Technologies Refined under various Crops

Thematic areas Crop Name of the technology assessed No. of trials Area (ha)

Integrated Nutrient Management

Varietal Evaluation

Integrated Pest Management

Integrated Crop Management

Integrated Disease Management Bengalgram Refinement of trichoderma dosage for wilt management 50 10

Small Scale Income Generation Enterprises

Weed Management

Resource Conservation Technology

Farm Machineries

Integrated Farming System

Seed / Plant production

Value addition

Drudgery Reduction

Storage Technique

Mushroom cultivation

Total 50 10

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4.B.3. Technologies assessed under Livestock and other enterprises Name of the Name of the Thematic areas No. of trials livestock enterprise technology assessed Evaluation of breeds Nutrition management Buffaloe Pro-biotic feed 20 supplement Disease management Value addition Production and management Feed and fodder Small scale income generating enterprises Total 20

4.B.4. Technologies Refined under Livestock and other enterprises Name of the Name of the Thematic areas No. of trials livestock enterprise technology assessed Evaluation of breeds Nutrition management Disease management Value addition Production and management Feed and fodder Small scale income generating enterprises Total

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4.C1. Results of Technologies Assessed

ASSESSMENT - 1

Any Crop/ No. Parameters Data on Feedback Farming Problem Technology Results of refinement Justification for enterprise Title of OFT of of the from the situation definition Assessed assessment done / refinement trials assessment parameter farmer needed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Onion Rainfed Incidence Purple blotch 20 T-1:Spray of • % of disease 43.00 • 15 percent Spray of - - of purple management Mancozeb@2gm/lit incidence reduced difenconozole blotch in in Onion incidence was effective Onion Farmers’ practice & • Yield (Qt/ha ) 24.08 of disease during cloudy Recommendations • Enhanced days are same the bulb yield T-2 : Seed treatment • % of disease 27.40 with incidence Trichoderma @250gm/ha • Yield (Qt/ha ) 32.08 and spray of Difenconazole @1 ml/lit Contd.. Yield Net Return (Profit) in Technology Assessed Production BC Ratio (Qtl/ha) Rs. / ha 13 14 15 16 17 Technology option 1 (Farmer’s practice & UAS, Dharwad recommendations are same): Yield 24.80 31000/- 1.61 Spray of Mancozeb @2 gm/lit Technology option 2 : Seed treatment with Trichoderma @ 250gm/ha and spray of Yield 32.08 41000/- 2.08 Difenconazole @ 1 ml/lit

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ASSESSMENT - 2

Any Crop/ Data on Feedback Farming Problem Title of No. of Technology Parameters of Results of refinement Justification for enterprise the from the situation definition OFT trials Assessed assessment assessment done / refinement parameter farmer needed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Chilli Rainfed Incidence of Murda 10 T-1: Spraying • % of 38.40 - - - - murda disease with disease disease in management monocrotophos incidence chilli in chilli @ 1.5ml/lit • Yield 5.41 (Qt/ha) T-2: Spraying • % of 22.36 22.36 % - - with dimethoate disease increase @ 1.7ml/lit at 25 incidence in yield DAS and 40 • Yield 6.62 over DAS, spraying (Qt/ha) farmers’ with dicofol @ practice 2.5ml at 60 DAS T-3: Soil • % of 18.40 39.37 % * Pesticides - application of disease increase spray can neem cake @ incidence of yield be reduced 250kg/ha • Yield 7.54 over * The cost +FYM @ (Qt/ha) farmers’ is less 5Qt/ha practice

*Coriander as mixed crop *Sorghum as border crop * Spraying of garlic + chilli extract 5% with Nimbicidine @ 2.5 ml/lit

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Contd.. Yield Net Return (Profit) in Technology Assessed Production BC Ratio (Qt/ha) Rs. / ha 13 14 15 16 17 Technology option 1 (Farmer’s practice) Yield 5.41 21550/- 2.13 Spray with monocrotophos @ 1.5ml/lit Technology option 2 a) Spray with dimethoate @ 1.7 ml/lit at 25 Yield 6.62 29300/- 2.43 DAS and 40 DAS b) Spray with Dicofol @ 2.5ml/lit at 60 DAS Technology option 3 a) Soil application of neem cake @ 250 kg/ha + FYM @ 5 Qtl/ha b) Coriander as mixed crop @ 1kg/ha Yield 7.50 36625/- 2.80 c) Sorghum as border crop (6 rows in border) d) Spray of garlic + chilli extract 5% with nimbicidine @ 2.5 ml/lit

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ASSESSMENT -3 Any Crop/ No. Data on Feedback Farming Problem Technology Parameters of Results of refinement Justification for enterprise Title of OFT of the from the situation definition Assessed assessment assessment done / refinement trials parameter farmer needed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Spreading Rainfed Incidence Assessment 10 T-1: • Number of 18.9 Compared - - - groundnut of rootgrub of seed No control plants/M 2 to farmers in treatment with measures • Yield (Qtl/ha) 6.34 practice Groundnut Chlorpyriphos (Farmers 32.17% for practice) increase in management T-2: • Number of 21.78 yield & net - of root grub in Soil application plants/M 2 return of spreading of Phorate @ Rs.15075/- • groundnut 25 Kg/ha Yield (Qtl/ha) 7.01 was T-3: • Number of 24.98 achieved It is low Seed treatment plants/M 2 in T3 with cost & less cost with • Yield less of Chlorphyriphos (Qtl/ha) 8.38 labour @ 6.25 ml/Kg cultivation intensive seed

Contd.. Yield (Qt/ha) Net Return (Profit) in Technology Assessed Production BC Ratio Rs. / ha 13 14 15 16 17 • Yield • 6.34 Technology option 1 : No control measures 4359/- 1.3 • Hay • Rs.4500/- Technology option 2 : Soil application of • Yield • 7.01 5833/- 1.4 Phorate @ 25 Kg/ha • Hay • Rs.5000/- Technology option 3: Seed treatment with • Yield • 8.38 9491/- 1.6 Chlorpyriphos @ 6.25 ml/kg of seed • Hay • Rs.5000/-

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ASSESSMENT - 4 Any refine Crop/ Feedback Farming Problem Title of No. of Technology Parameters of Data on the Results of ment Justification enterprise from the situation definition OFT trials Assessed assessment parameter assessment done / for refinement farmer neede d 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Brinjal Irrigated Incidence Managem 10 T-1: Spray of 1) % of pest 13.38 Compared to - - of shoot ent of monocrotophos @ infestation farmers’ and fruit shoot & 1.5 ml/lit 2) Yield Qt/ha 261.5 practice borer in fruit borer 21.9% brinjal in brinjal T-2: Soil application 1) % of infestation 8.08 increased of neem cake @ 2) Yield Qt/ha yield and net 250 kg/ha and foliar 318.1 profit of application of Rs.28700/- carbaryl @ 4gm/lit was obtained in T-3

T-3: Spray of 1) % of pest 7.87 There is carbosulfan @ infestation effective 2ml/lit 2) Yield Qt/ha 318.9 control of the pest with fumigation action of insecticide Contd.. Yield Net Return (Profit) in Technology Assessed Production BC Ratio (Qtl./ha) Rs. / ha 13 14 15 16 17 Technology option 1 (Farmer’s practice) Yield 101725/- 4.50 Spray of monocrotophos @ 1.5 ml/lit 261.5 Technology option 2 Soil application of neemcake @ 250 kg/ha Yield 318.1 128700/- 5.24 and foliar spray of carbaryl @ 4gm/lit Technology option 3 Yield 129525/- 5.32 Spray of carbosulfan @ 2ml/lit 318.9

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ASSESSMENT – 5

Crop/ No. Data on Feedback Any Justification Farming Problem Technology Results of enterprise Title of OFT of Parameters of refined the from the refinement for situation definition refined assessment trials parameter farmer done refinement 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Onion Rainfed Locally grown Assessment 5 T -1 :  Bulb weight (gms) 50.18 - - Bellary red of agri found Cultivation  Bulb yield (Q/ha) 65.15 variety has low light red of local  Market rate (Rs/Qt) 1200 keeping variety of variety quality. Hence onion (Farmers this variety seeds) fetches less T -2 :  Bulb weight (gms) 56.24 price in the Cultivation  Bulb yield (Q/ha) 85.42 market of Bellary  Market rate (Rs/Qt) 1350 red variety  Bulb  Bulb (certified weight is size, seeds) more shape & T -3 :  Bulb weight (gms) 60.50 color are Cultivation  Bulb yield (Q/ha) 98.20  Yield is very of Agri  Market rate (Rs/Qt) 1800 high attractive found light  High red variety  Market market price is price due very high to good keeping quality

Contd..

Technology Refined Production Yield (Qtl/ha) Net Return (Profit) in Rs. / ha BC Ratio 13 14 15 16 17 Technology option 1 (Farmer’s practice): • Bulb yield 50.18 Cultivation of local variety of onion (Bellary 52716/- 7.0 Red but uncertified seeds) • Market price Rs. 1200/Qt Technology option 2: • Bulb yield 85.42 Cultivation of Bellary red variety of onion 102817/- 8.2 (Certified seeds) • Market price Rs. 1350/Qt Technology option 3: • Bulb yield 90.20 Assessment of Agri found light red variety of 149860/- 11.9 onion • Market price Rs. 1800/Qt

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ASSESSMENT -6

Crop/ No. Data on Feedback Any Justification Farming Technology Parameters Results of enterprise Problem definition Title of OFT of the from the refinement for situation refined of refined refinement trials parameter farmer done refinement 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Onion Rainfed High incidence of thrips Assessment 5 T-1 :  % of pest 33.12 - - of No spray of incidence management chemicals  Bulb 40.28 of thrips in yield onion T-2 : Spray of  % of pest 18.60 dimethoate incidence @ 2 ml/lit  Bulb 66.18 yield T-3 :  % of  Less Planting  % of pest 16.46 pest pest of maize incidence incidenc incidenc as border  Bulb 72.54 e is low e was crop yield observe Spray of  Bulb d dimethoate Yield is @ 2ml/lit more

Contd.. Yield Net Return (Profit) Technology Refined Production BC Ratio (Qtl/ha) (Rs./ha) 13 14 15 16 17

Technology option 1 (Farmer’s practice): • Pest incidence % 33.12 5.4 No spray • Bulb yield 40.28 40836/- Technology option 2: • Pest incidence % 18.6 6.5 Spray of dimethoate @ 2ml/lit • Bulb yield 66.18 68916/- Technology option 3: • Pest incidence %  Planting of maize as border crop 16.46 7.2 • Bulb yield 76308/-  Spray of dimethoate @ 2ml/lit 72.34

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ASSESSMENT - 7

Any Data on refine Crop/ Feedback Farming Problem Title of No. of Technology Parameters of the Results of ment Justification enterprise from the situation definition OFT trials Assessed assessment paramete assessment done / for refinement farmer r neede d 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Onion Rainfed Sulphur Assessme 3 T1: Application of Bulb size 14.52 Bigger bulbs Farmers - - deficiency nt of 65:35:37 NPK (Dia in cm) were expressed leads to sulphur Yield (Q/ha) 68.30 produced that low yield nutrition in T2: Application of Bulb size 16.61 with sulphur application of and poor onion crop 120:50:125 (Dia in cm) application sulphur @ 45 keeping NPK kg/ha Yield (Q/ha) 85.40 kg/ha has quality of increased the onion bulb bulb size and T3: Application of Bulb size 17.69 this enhanced 125:50:125 NPK (Dia in cm) the yield and kg/ha Yield (Q/ha) 93.20 keeping + quality of Sulphur bulbs 45kg/ha

Contd.. Yield Net Return (Profit) Technology Assessed Production BC Ratio (Qtl/ha) Rs. / ha 13 14 15 16 17 Technology option 1 (Farmer’s practice): Yield 74050/- 10.36 Application of 65:35:37 NPK kg/ha 68.30 Technology option 2: Yield 105730/- 12.05 Application of 120:50:125 NPK kg/ha 85.40 Technology option 3: Application of 125:50:125 NPK kg/ha + Yield 93.20 120170/- 12.65 sulphur 45 kg/ha

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ASSESSMENT - 8 Any Crop/ Parameters Justification Farming Problem No. of Technology Data on the Results of Feedback from refinement enterprise Title of OFT of for situation definition trials Assessed parameter assessment the farmer done / assessment refinement needed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Dairy - Reduced Feeding of 20 T-1: • Milk yield 9 lits/ day Increased Increased - - CB milk Probiotic Concentrated • Dry fodder 19.4 Kg/day milk yield palatability cow production feed feed without intake by 1.9 leads to supplement mineral • Fat (%) 3.5 lit/day and increased (Trade mixture fat intake of Name: Bio- percentage dry fodder T-2: • Milk yield 9.9 lit/day bloom) by 0.5 Concentrated • Dry fodder 23.9 Kg/day feed with intake mineral • Fat (%) 3.6 mixture T-3: • Milk yield 10.9 lit/day Concentrated • Dry fodder 24.45 feed with Kg/day probiotic feed • Fat (%) 4.0 supplement

Contd.. Milk Yield Net Return (Profit) in Rs. Technology Assessed Production BC Ratio (litres/cow) Per lactation 13 14 15 16 17 Technology option 1 (Farmer’s practice) Milk yield 9.0 lit/day 20512/Lactation 2.47 Technology option 2 (Recommended 9.9 lit/day Milk yield 23648/Lactation 2.66 practice) Technology option 3 Milk yield 10.9 lit/day 31092/Lactation 2.87

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ASSESSMENT - 9

Any Justifica Crop/ Feedback Farming Problem No. of Technology Parameters of Results of refinement tion for enterprise Title of OFT Data on the parameter from the situation definition trials Assessed assessment assessment done / refineme farmer needed nt 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 With Groundnut 9 10 11 12 Parameters hands stripper Drudgery Dryland The stripping Assessment of 5 Groundnut Efficiency of Stripping 47.8 51.8 Kg Groundnut stripper • Suitable for - - of Groundnut groundnut stripper harvesting of Kg pods reduces drudgery small and pods from crop stripper to developed by groundnut pods per hour of farm women & marginal wines is done reduce TNAU, pods/ per is more suitable to families by farm women drudgery of Coimbatore hour (kgs) hour small & marginal wherein the with their farmwomen in by four farmers where in family hands which is stripping farmwom the family labours members laborious, time groundnut en are involved in are consuming and pods from the harvesting involved in causes more plant harvesting drudgery to farm women

Contd.. Please give the unit (kg/ha, t/ha, Net Return (Profit) in Technology Assessed Production BC Ratio lit/animal, nuts/palm, Rs. / unit nuts/palm/year) 13 14 15 16 17 Technology option 1 (Farmer’s practice): Stripping of Groundnut pods with hands Technology option 2: Groundnut stripper - - - - developed by TNAU Coimbatore Technology option 3: -

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ASSESSMENT - 10 Data on the parameter Results of Any Justifi assessment refine cati- Technolo Traditional Envirofit ment on for Crop/ Parameters Parameters Farming Problem Title of No. of gy chulha chulha Feedback from the done / refine

enterprise of situation definition OFT trials Assesse farmer neede ment assessment d d Rice Rice Rice ram ram ram Greeng Greeng 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Drudgery - The collection Assessment of 5 Envirofit 1. Time & 1. Quantity 500 250 500 250 Envirofit • Cost of the chulha - - reduction of firewood envirofit chulha chulha fuel taken for chulha is more and inhalation for fuel required cooking (gms) requires • Warranty period of smoke efficiency and for cooking less fuel of the chulha must during cooking drudgery 2. Cost of 2. Time taken for 67 min(1h 30 min and less be increased cause reduction fuel cooking 7min) from 1 to 6 years time for drudgery and 3. Farm (minutes) • The company health women’s 3. Quantity of cooking must replace the problem feed back fuel required 1083 gms 450 gms compared inner portion of (gms) to chulha if it breaks • 4. Cost of fuel @ traditional Keeps the Rs. 4/kg Rs.4.30 Rs.1.80 chulha. cooking area This chulha clean, hygienic avoids and saves fuel • This is almost a smokeless chulha

Contd.. Please give the unit Net Return (kg/ha, t/ha, Technology Assessed Production (Profit) in Rs. BC Ratio lit/animal, nuts/palm, / unit nuts/palm/year) 13 14 15 16 17 Technology option 1 (Farmer’s practice): Cooking in traditional chulha Technology option 2: Envirofit chulha - - - - Technology option 3: -

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ASSESSMENT - 11 Results of Technol Paramete Justificatio Crop/ No. Data on the parameter assessment Farming Problem ogy rs of Feedback from Any refinement n for enterprise Title of OFT of situation definition Assess assessme Traditional Cotton cloth the farmer needed refinemen trials Parameters ed nt method hand gloves t 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Drudgery Dry land Harvesting Assessment of 20 Cotton • Time A. Bengalgram Use of hand 1. Gloves are Yes the of cotton cloth cloth required • Time gloves for more suitable durability of Bengalgram hand gloves for hand required to 15.5 12 harvesting and gloves must be and harvesting of gloves harvest per hours/acre hours/acre of comfortable. increased Sunflower Bengalgram acre of (15 hours & Otherwise because Bengalgram earhead and Sunflower • Harvesting Bengalgram 30 minutes) there is lot of repeated cutting is efficiency (hours) and pain and usage & carried out Sunflower some times washing the by farm reduces we can see gloves will tear women with • Quantity of 35.05 37.8 Kgs/10 irritation to wounds on the it off easily. bare hands. bengalgram Kgs/10 minutes skin and palm This will be - This harvested for minutes injury to 2. For more taken up operation 10 minutes palm durability, use during next causes (kgs) of thick cloth is year 2010-11 injury to the B. Sunflower necessary palms • Time required to 27 hours & 20 hours & harvest per 3 minutes/ 47 minutes acre of acre acre Sunflower (hours)

Contd.. Please give the unit (kg/ha, t/ha, lit/animal, Net Return (Profit) in Technology Assessed Production BC Ratio nuts/palm, Rs./unit nuts/palm/year) 13 14 15 16 17 Technology option 1 (Farmer’s practice): - - Harvesting of Bengalgram - - with bare hands Technology option 2:

Cotton cloth hand gloves

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4.C2. Details of each On Farm Trial for assessment to be furnished in the following format separately as per the following details

ASSESSMENT - 1

1 Title of Technology Assessed : Purple blotch management in onion

2 Problem Definition : Incidence of purple blotch in onion

3 Details of technologies selected for :  Technology option -I : (Farmers practice & Recommended assessment practice are same) Spray of mancozeb @ 2gm/lit  Technology option -II : Seed treatment with trichoderma @ 250gm/ha and spray of difenconazole @ 1 ml/lit

4 Source of technology :  UAS, Dharwad 5 Production system and thematic area : Rainfed and seed treatment with trichoderma and foliar spray of difenconazole for management of purple blotch

6 Performance of the Technology with : Technology % of Yield B.C. Performance of disease Qt/ha ratio the Technology performance indicators incidence T1 : Spray of 43.00 24.8 1.61 Seed treatment mancozeb @ with 2gm/lit trichoderma and T2 : Seed 27.4 32.8 2.08 falior spray of treatment difeconazole with gave good trichoderma result as there and spray of was less difeconazole incidence of 1ml/lit disease and more yield with increased B.C. ratio as compared to other technology

7 Feedback, matrix scoring of various : Nil technology parameters done through farmer’s participation /other scoring techniques

8 Final recommendation for micro : Seed treatment with trichoderma and foliar spray of difenconazole level situation has effectively controlled the purple blotch disease in onion crop. Hence this technology is recommended to farmers in the district

9 Constraints identified and feedback for : Nil research 10 Process of farmers participation and : Farmers opined that during cloudy weather, the spray of difecanazole has effectively controlled the purple blotch disease their reaction

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ASSESSMENT - 2

1 Title of Technology Assessed : Murda disease management in chilli 2 Problem Definition : Incidence of murda disease in chilli

3 Details of technologies : T1-Spray of Monocrotophos @ 1.5 ml/lit

selected for assessment T2-(i) Spraying of Dimethoate @ 1.7 ml/lit at 25 and 40 DAS (ii) Spraying of Dicofol @ 2.5 ml/lit at 60-70 DAS

T3- (i) Soil application of neem cake @ 250 kg/ha + FYM @ 5 Qtl/ha. (ii) Coriander as mixed crop @ 1 Kg/ha (iii) Sorghum as border crop (six rows on all four sides of the crop)

4 Source of technology : UAS, Dharwad and PDBC, Bangalore

5 Production system and : Non pesticide management of disease thematic area

6 Performance of the : Technology % of Yield B.C Performance disease Qtl/ha Ratio Technology with performance incidence indicators Technology -1 38.40 5.41 2.13 Soil application of Technology-2 28.32 6.62 2.43 neem cake, Technology-3 18.40 7.54 2.80 coriander as mixed crop, sorghum as border crop and foliar spray of garlic+chilli with Nimbicidin gave more yield with less incidence of disease and increased B.C. Ratio compared to T-1 & T-2

7 Feedback, matrix scoring of : Nil

various technology

parameters done through farmer’s participation / other scoring techniques

8 Final recommendation for : Soil application of neem cake with FYM, coriander as mixed crop, sorghum as border crop and foliar spray of garlic+chilli extract with Nimbicidin has micro level situation controlled the disease compared to other technology. Hence this technology is recommended to farmers in the district.

9 Constraints identified and : Nil feedback for research

10 Process of farmers : It is low cost, less labour intensive & eco-friendly practice. participation and their reaction

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ASSESSMENT – 3

1 Title of Technology Assessed : Assessment of seed treatment with Chlorpyriphos for management of root grub in spreading groundnut

2 Problem Definition : Incidence of root grub in spreading groundnut

3 Details of technologies : T1-No control measures

selected for assessment T2-Soil application of Phorate @ 25 Kg/ha

T3- Seed treatment with Chlorpyriphos @ 6.25 ml/Kg seed

4 Source of technology : DOR, Hyderabad 5 Production system and : Rainfed, Pest management. thematic area

6 Performance of the : Technology Performance indicators Performance Technology with performance Plant Yield B.C population Qtl/ha Ratio indicators (No. of plants per M2) Technology -1 18.90 6.34 1.3 Seed treatment with Technology-2 21.78 7.01 1.4 Chlorpyriphos has shown Technology-3 24.98 8.38 1.6 less incidence of root grub, higher plant population there by increase in the yield and B.C Ratio as compared to T-1 & T-2

7 Feedback, matrix scoring of : Nil various technology parameters done through farmer’s participation / other scoring techniques

8 Final recommendation for : Seed treatment with Chlorpyriphos @ 6.25 ml/Kg of groundnut seed has resulted in higher yield as compared to farmers practice. Hence this micro level situation technology is recommended to farmers in the district

9 Constraints identified and : Nil feedback for research

10 Process of farmers : It is low cost and less labour intensive practice participation and their reaction

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ASSESSMENT - 4

1 Title of Technology Assessed : Management of shoot & fruit borer in brinjal

2 Problem Definition : Incidence of shoot and fruit in brinjal

3 Details of technologies :  Technology –I : Spray of monocrotophos @ 1.5 ml/lit selected for assessment  Technology –II : Soil application of neem cake @ 250 kg/ha and foliar application of carbaryl @ 4gm/lit  Technology –III : Spraying of carbosulfan @ 2ml/lit

4 Source of technology : UAS Dharwad 5 Production system and thematic : Irrigated, pest management area 6 Performance of the Technology : Technology Performance indicators Performan ce with performance indicators % of pest Yield B.C. infestation Qt/ha Ratio T1: Spray of 13.38 216.5 4.50 T2 & T3 monocrotophos Technology @ 1.5 ml/lit reduced the T2 : Soil 8.08 318.1 5.24 incidence of application of pest and neem cake @ increased the 250 kg/ha and yield with foliar application increased of carbaryl @ B.C. ratio as 4gm/lit compared to T3 : Spray of 7.87 318.9 5.32 farmers carbosulfan @ practice 2ml/lit

7 Feedback, matrix scoring of : Nil various technology parameters done through farmer’s participation /other scoring techniques 8 Final recommendation for : Carbosulfan has effectively controlled the pest with less cost and micro level situation increased the yield. Hence this technology is recommended to farmers in the district

9 Constraints identified and : Nil feedback for research 10 Process of farmers participation : The technology has effectively controlled the pest with contact and fumigation action of insecticide. and their reaction

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ASSESSMENT - 5

1 Title of Technology : Assessment of Agri found light red onion variety for better bulb quality Assessed 2 Problem Definition : Locally grown Bellary Red variety has low keeping quality and fetches less price in the market

3 Details of technologies :  Technology option -I : (Farmers practice) Use of Bellary Red onion selected for assessment variety (non-certified seed)  Technology option -II : (UAS, Dharwad) Use of Bellary red onion variety (certified seeds)  Technology option -III : (NHDRF, Nasik) Use of Agri found light red variety of onion

4 Source of technology :  Technology option -I : (Farmers practice)  Technology option -II : (UAS, Dharwad)  Technology option -III : (NHRDF, Nasik)

5 Production system and : Big and medium production system (varietal trial)

thematic area 6 Performance of the : Technology Bulb Market Net B.C Performance yield price profit ratio of the Technology with performance (Q/ha) (Rs/ha) Technology indicators T -1 : 50.18 Rs.1200/Qt 52716 7.0 Cultivation  Bulb size, of local shape & color variety are very (Farmers attractive seeds)  High market T -2 : 85.42 Rs.1350/Qt 102817 8.2 price due to Cultivation good keeping of Bellary quality red variety (certified seeds) T -3 : 90.20 Rs.1800/Qt 149860 11.9 Cultivation of Agri found light red variety

7 Feedback, matrix scoring of : Variety Parameters Bulb Keeping Market Yield various technology size quality rate parameters done through Bellary Red (Non-certified III III III III seeds) farmer’s participation /other Bellary Red (Certified seeds) II II II II scoring techniques Argi found Light red I I I I

* I=Very good II= Good III=Average

8 Final recommendation for : Agri Found Light Red variety is recommended micro level situation

9 Constraints identified and : Nil feedback for research 10 Process of farmers : Farmers activity participated in all activities participation and their reaction

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ASSESSMENT - 6

1 Title of Technology Assessed : Assessment for management of thrips in onion

2 Problem Definition : In identified villages onion crop was severely affected by thrips incidence leading to decreased productivity

3 Details of technologies selected :  Technology option -I : (Farmers practice) No spray of for assessment chemicals  Technology option -II : Spray of dimethote @ 2ml/lit  Technology option -III : - Planting of maize as border crop - Spray of dimethoate @ 2ml/lit

4 Source of technology :  Technology option -I : (Farmers practice)  Technology option -II : (UAS, Dharwad)  Technology option -III : (NHRDF, Nasik)

5 Production system and thematic : Big and medium farmers production system, pest management

area 6 Performance of the Technology : Technology Pest Bulb B.C Performance incidence yield ratio of the with performance indicators % Technology T -1 : 33.12 40.28 7.0 No spray of Qt/ha  % of pest chemicals incidence is T -2 : 18.60 66.18 8.2 low Spray of Qt/ha dimethoate  Bulb yield is @ 2ml/lit more

T -3 : 16.46 72.34 11.9 Planting Qtl/ha maize as border crop and Spray of dimethoate @ 2ml/lit

7 Feedback, matrix scoring of : Farmers were impressed about control of thrips by planting the as border crop maize various technology parameters

done through farmer’s participation /other scoring techniques 8 Final recommendation for micro : Recommended for Front Line Demonstration level situation

9 Constraints identified and feedback : Nil for research 10 Process of farmers participation : Farmers have actively participated and were impressed about results and their reaction

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ASSESSMENT - 7

1 Title of Technology Assessed : Assessment of Sulphur nutrition in onion crop

2 Problem Definition : Sulphur deficiency has resulted in low yield and poor keeping quality of the onion bulb

3 Details of technologies selected for :  Technology –I : Application of 65:35:37 NPK kg/ha assessment  Technology –II : Application of 125:50:125 NPK kg/ha  Technology –III : Application of 125:50:125 NPK kg/ha + sulphur 45 kg/ha

4 Source of technology : IIHR, Bangalore

5 Production system and thematic area : Rainfed & sulphur nutrition

6 Performance of the Technology with : Technology 1: Bulb size 14.52 Application of (Dia. In cms) performance indicators 65:35:37 NPK kg/ha Yield (Qt/ha) 68.30

Technology 2: Bulb size 16.61 Application of (Dia. In cms) 120:50:125 NPK kg/ha Yield (Qt/ha) 85.40

Technology 3: Bulb size 17.69 Application of (Dia. In cms) 120:50:125 NPK kg/ha + Sulphur 45 Yield (Qt/ha) 93.20 kg/ha

7 Feedback, matrix scoring of various : Farmers expressed that application of sulphur @ 45 kg/ha technology parameters done through along with recommended dose of fertilizers has increased the farmer’s participation /other scoring bulb size, yield of the crop and it also enhanced the keeping techniques quantity of the bulbs

8 Final recommendation for micro level : Application of sulphur @ 45 kg/ha is recommended to enhance situation yield, bulb size & keeping quality

9 Constraints identified and feedback for : - research 10 Process of farmers participation and their : Farmers actively participated in technology assessment on sulphur nutrition and accepted the technology as they got reaction convinced that application of sulphur @ 45 kg/ha has increased the yield and keeping quality of the crop

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ASSESSMENT - 8

1 Title of Technology Assessed : Feeding of natural probiotic feed supplement 2 Problem Definition : Low yield of milk in milch animals

3 Details of technologies selected for : T1 -Feeding of only locally available concentrated feed T2-Use of mineral mixture along with concentrated feed assessment T3-Feeding of Probiotic feed supplement along with concentrated feed

4 Source of technology : IVRI, Ijathanagar (For T3) and UAS, Dharwad (For T-2)

5 Production system and thematic area : Milk production in CB cows through nutrition

6 Performance of the Technology with : Technology Parameters Data of the assessed of parameter performance indicators assessment T1: Milk yield 9.0 lits/day Concentrated Fat (%) 3.5% feed without Dry fodder 19.4 Kg/day mineral mix intake T2: Milk yield 9.9 lits/day Concentrated Fat (%) 3.6% feed with Dry fodder 23.9 Kg/day mineral intake mixture (2-3 kg) T3: Milk yield 10.9 lits/day Concentrated Fat 4.0% feed (2 kg) Dry fodder 24.45 Kg/day with probiotic intake feed (20 grams/day) supplement

7 Feedback, matrix scoring of various : Farmers expressed that feeding of probiotic feed supplement is economical compared to other mineral technology parameters done through mix feed supplement farmer’s participation / other scoring techniques

8 Final recommendation for micro level : Feeding of probiotic feed supplement @ 20 grams/day/animal along with concentrated field leads to situation increased feed efficiency and milk yield

9 Constraints identified and feedback for : Nil research

10 Process of farmers participation and : Feeding of probiotic feed supplement is cost effective. their reaction

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ASSESSMENT - 9

1 Title of Technology Assessed : Assessment of Groundnut stripper to reduce drudgery of farmwomen in stripping Groundnut pods from the plant

2 Problem Definition : The stripping of Groundnut pods from crop wines is done by farm women which is labourious, time consuming and causes more pain to palms, wrist and shoulders

3 Details of technologies selected :  Technology option-1 : (Farmers’ practice) Stripping of for assessment Groundnut with hands  Technology option-2 : The Groundnut stripper

4 Source of technology : Groundnut stripper developed by TNAU, Coimbatore

5 Production system and thematic area : Groundnut production system, Drudgery reduction

6 Performance of the Technology with : Particulars Traditional Groundnut method (with stripper performance indicators hands) Stripping of Groundnut pods 47.8 51.8 Kg/hour from crop wines/ hour (by Kg/hour four farmwomen) (kgs) Drudgery as felt by More Less farmwomen

7 Feedback, matrix scoring of various Particulars With hands Groundnut stripper technology parameters done through Suitability Suitable It is suitable for small & method to marginal farmers where in farmer’s participation /other scoring landless, small family labours are involved techniques & marginal in harvesting farmers Drudgery  More  Less (More pain (Less pain at palms; at palms, wrists and shoulders) wrist & shoulders) Time required More time Less time for separation of pods from plant Investment Less More investment to investment purchase stripper

: The groundnut stripper is suitable for small and marginal farm holding family wherein the family labours are involved in stripping Groundnut pods from the plant

8 Final recommendation for micro : Groundnut stripper (TNAU model) is recommended to our district level situation as it reduces the drudgery of women in groundnut harvesting

9 Constraints identified and feedback : The separated pods of four labourers gets mixed and it is not possible to get individual member’s efficiency for research 10 Process of farmers participation and :  Farmers showed more interest as it is easy to operate and can be used by both men and women their reaction

 Family members can join hands together during leisure and may involve in separation of pods to avoid labour problem

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ASSESSMENT - 10

1 Title of Technology Assessed : Assessment of envirofit chulha for fuel efficiency and drudgery reduction

2 Problem Definition : The collection of firewood and inhalation of smoke during cooking causes drudgery and health problem to the rural women respectively

3 Details of technologies selected for :  Technology option -1 : (Farmers practice) Cooking in assessment traditional chulha  Technology option-2 : Envirofit chulha

4 Source of technology : Envirofit chulha developed by Colorado State University’s Engines and Energy Conversion Laboratory (EECL) by U.S. and popularizing in India by Envirofit Private Company Limited, Bangalore

5 Production system and thematic area : Drudgery reduction

6 Performance of the Technology with performance indicators Particulars Traditional Envirofit Rice Greengram Rice Greengram Quantity 500 250 500 250 taken (gms) Time taken 67 min 30 min for cooking (1h 7 min) Quantity of 1083 gms 450 gms fuel required (gms) Cost of fuel Rs. 4.30 Rs. 1.80 @ Rs.4.0/kg

7 Feedback, matrix scoring of various : Feedback on Comparative Advantages Particulars Traditional Enfirofit chulha technology parameters done through farmer’s chulha participation /other scoring techniques Smoke More smoke Less or no smoke Fuel required More Less Time required More Less for cooking Cost of fuel/kg Rs. 4.30 Rs.1.30 of food cooked Cost of chulha Less More Drudgery More Less

: 1. Farmwomen gave the opinion that chulha is good & it requires less fuel. It gives out less smoke and requires less time for cooking

2. Farmwomen are ready to purchase Envirofit chullah but the warranty period of chulha has to be increased from 1 to 5 years

3. The company needs to take responsibility of replacing the chulha if inner part of chulha gets damaged during cooking 8 Final recommendation for micro level : Envirofit chullah is recommended to farmwomen in the district situation

9 Constraints identified and feedback for : Cost of chulha is more (Rs. 2600 for double model) research 10 Process of farmers participation and their :  Farmwomen actively participated and showed more interest in chulha reaction  Cost of chulha has to be reduced. The warranty has to be increased from 1 to 5 years. The inner part has to be replaced by company if it breaks. 48 Annual Report 2009-10, KVK Gadag

ASSESSMENT - 11

1 Title of Technology Assessed : Assessment of cotton cloth hand gloves for harvesting of Bengalgram and Sunflower

2 Problem Definition : Uprooting of Bengalgram and cutting of Sunflower earhead are done by farmwomen with bare hands. These operations cause irritation to skin and injury to palms to farmwomen.

3 Details of technologies selected :  Technology option -I : (Farmers practice) Harvesting of for assessment Bengalgram & cutting of Sunflower earhead with bare hands  Technology option -II : Cotton cloth hand gloves used to harvest bengalgram and cutting of sunflower earhead

4 Source of technology : Farmwomen wrap old cloth to the palm. Hence, KVK designed cotton cloth hand gloves and introduced the same to farm women for assessment

5 Production system and thematic : Bengalgram and Sunflower production system, Drudgery reduction

area A. Bengalgram 6 Performance of the Technology : Particulars Traditional method Cotton cloth (with Barehands) hand gloves with performance indicators Time required to harvest one 15 hours 30 12 hours acre of Bengalgram (hours) minutes Quantity of Bengalgram 35.05 Kg/10 37.8 harvested for 10 min (kgs) minutes Kg/10 (along with plant) minutes Irritation and injury to palms More drudgery No drudgery

B. Sunflower

Particulars Traditional method Cotton cloth (with Barehands) hand gloves Time required to harvest one 27 hours 20 hours 7 acre of Sunflower (hours) 3 minutes minutes Irritation and injury to palms More drudgery No drudgery

7 Feedback, matrix scoring of : Farmwomen were happy about the hand gloves. They suggested that the hand gloves need to be prepared with thick cloth for more durability various technology parameters done through farmer’s participation /other scoring techniques 8 Final recommendation for micro : Since farmwomen have demanded for still more thick hand gloves, level situation refinement is necessary. Then the final recommendation will be made.

9 Constraints identified and feedback : After repeated usage of hand gloves, they get easily torn off. So thick cloth hand gloves were suggested by farmwomen. for research 10 Process of farmers participation : Farmwomen actively participated in the process. They suggested to make thick hand gloves with less cost. and their reaction

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4.D1. Results of Technologies Refined

Any Crop/ Data on Results of Feedback Farming Problem No. of Technology Parameters of refinement Justification for enterprise Title of OFT the assessmen from the situation definition trials Assessed assessment done / refinement parameter t farmer needed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Bengalgram Rainfed Incidence Refinement of 50 T-1: Seed treatment 1) % of disease 28.52 Treatment Refinement Increased of wilt trichoderma with captan @ index with done dosage of dosage in 2.5mg/kg seed 2) Yield Qt/ha 8.25 Trichoderma trichoderma will Bengalgram for Qt/ha @ 10 gm/Kg have prolonged wilt disease seed showed effect because management T-2 : Seed 1) % of disease 15.48 less disease of colonization of treatment with index incidence Trichoderma trichoderma @ 2) Yield Qt/ha 8.75 and spores in the 4gm/kg seed Qt/ha enhanced rhizospere. This yield checks the Increased multiplication of T-3: Seed treatment 1) % of disease 13.42 dosage of spores of wilt with trichoderma @ index Trichoderma causing fungi 10gm/kg seed 2) Yield Qt/ha 10.45 reduced Qt/ha incidence of wilt disease

Contd.. Yield Net Return (Profit) in Rs. Technology Assessed Production BC Ratio (Qtl/ha) / ha 13 14 15 16 17 Technology option 1 (Farmer’s practice) : Seed treatment with captan @ 2.5 gm/kg Yield 8.25 8450/- 2.04 seed Technology option 2 : Seed treatment with trichoderma @ 4gm/kg Yield 8.75 9450/- 2.17 seed Technology option 3 : Seed treatment with trichoderma @ 10gm/kg Yield 10.45 12800/- 2.58 seed

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4.D.2. Details of each On Farm Trial for refinement to be furnished in the following format separately as per the proforma below

1 Title of Technology refined : Refinement of trichoderma dosage in Bengalgram for wilt management in Bengalgram

2 Problem Definition : Incidence of wilt disease in Bengalgram

3 Details of technologies :  Technology –I : Seed treatment with captan @ 2.5 gm/kg selected for refinement  Technology –II : Seed treatment with trichoderma @ 4gm/kg  Technology –III : Seed treatment with trichoderma @ 10gm/kg

4 Source of technology : a) UAS, Dharwad (For T-2) b) PDBC, Bangalore (For T-3)

5 Production system and thematic : Rainfed and wilt management through biocontrol in Bengalgram area 6 Performance of the Technology : Technology Performance indicators Performance with performance indicators % of pest Yield B.C. infestation Qt/ha Ratio T1: Seed 28.52 8.25 2.04 Increased treatment with dosage of captan @ trichoderma 2.5gm/kg will have T2 : Seed 15.48 8.75 2.17 prolonged treatment with effect to trichoderma suppress the @ 4gm/kg colonization T3 : Seed 13.42 10.45 2.58 of rhizospere treatment with at rootzone, trichoderma thereby @ 10gm/kg reduced wilt incidence. Hence, there is 26.6% of increased yield as compared to farmers’ practice

7 Feedback, matrix scoring of : Increased dosage of trichoderma helps in optimum plant population in the field as compared to farmers’ practice various technology parameters done through farmer’s participation /other scoring techniques 8 Final recommendation for : Seed treatment with trichoderma @ 10 gm/Kg of seed controls wilt disease micro level situation effectively in Bengalgram.

9 Constraints identified and : Timely availability of trichoderma to farmers at RSK (Raitha Samparka Kendras) level needs to be ensured. feedback for research 10 Process of farmers participation : Farmers have actively participated in the OFT for management of disease. Farmers opined that optimum plant population is maintained with higher dose and their reaction of trichoderma @ 10 gm/Kg seed

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PART V - FRONTLINE DEMONSTRATIONS

5.A. Summary of FLDs implemented during 2009-10 Farming Season Thematic area Reasons for No. of farmers/ Sl. Situation and Area (ha) shortfall in Category Crop Variety/ breed Hybrid Technology Demonstrated demonstration No. Year achievement Proposed Actual SC/ST Others Total 1 Oilseeds Rainfed Kharif 2009 Groundnut Mardur - ICM ICM 16.40 16.40 - (Spreading) DSG-1 - ICM ICM 0.80 0.80 9 34 43 JSP-39 - ICM ICM 2.80 2.80 - Rainfed Kharif 2009 Sunflower - KBSH-1 ICM ICM 9.80 9.80 7 29 36 KBSH-41 ICM ICM 5.20 5.20

Swati ICM ICM 4.80 4.80 10 15 25 - Irrigated Rabi/Summer Sunflower - Singenta- ICM ICM 5.20 5.20 2009-10 275

- Irrigated Rabi/Summer Groundnut TAG-24 - ICM ICM 6.00 6.00 5 25 30 2009-10 GPBD-4 - ICM ICM 14.00 14.00

2 Pulses Rainfed Kahrif 2009 Greengram Selection-4 - ICM in • Use of Selection-4 variety 25.00 25.00 20 42 62 - Greengram • Use of bio-fertiliser & vermicompost • Spraying of Monocrotophos @ 1.5 ml/lit • Spraying of Propiconozole @ 1 ml/lit Rainfed Rabi 2009-10 Bengalgram JG-11 -- ICM in • Use of JG-11 variety 20.00 20.00 11 39 50 - Bengalgram • Use of Rhizobium and PSB • Installation of pheromone traps with lures • Spraying NPV • Spraying of Profenophos • Jowar as border crop • 2% Urea spray • Bird perches • Broadcasting of puffed rice - Integrated Application of ZnSO 4 @ Irrigated Rabi-2009-10 Maize - - Nutrient 25 kg/ha and FeSO4 @ 8.00 8.00 6 14 20 Management 25kg/ha Introduction of Demonstration of DSV-6 Rainfed Kharif 2009-10 Kharif jowar DSV-6 - 15.00 15.00 13 12 25 - new variety variety 3 Cereals Introduction of Demonstration of CSV- Rainfed Rabi 2009-10 Rabi jowar CSV-22 - 20.00 20.00 2 48 50 - new variety 22 variety Seed priming Seed priming with CaCl Rainfed Rabi 2009-10 Rabi jowar M-35-1 - 2 30.00 30.00 18 57 75 - with CaCl 2 (2%) (2%) Introduction of Demonstration of DWR-225 Irrigated Rabi 2009-10 Wheat DWR-225 - 4 4 - 5 5 - new variety variety 5 Millets ------

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Farming Season Thematic area Reasons for No. of farmers/ Sl. Situation and Area (ha) shortfall in Category Crop Variety/ breed Hybrid Technology Demonstrated demonstration No. Year achievement Proposed Actual SC/ST Others Total Variety Introduction of high yielding Rainfed Kharif 2009-10 Onion Arka Niketan - 10 10 5 20 25 - introduction variety Arka Niketan Introduction of Introduction of Arka Irrigated Rabi 09-10 Tomato Arka Meghali - high yielding 4 4 - 10 10 - Meghali variety variety 6 Introduction of Vegetables Introduction of Arka Suvidha Irrigated Rabi 09-10 French bean Arka Suvidha - high yielding 4 4 - 4 4 - variety variety Introduction of Demonstration of Arka Irrigated Kharif 2009-10 Ridge guard Arka Sumit - 4 4 - 10 10 new variety Sumit variety Introduction of Demonstration of Arka Irrigated Kharif 2009-10 Ridge guard Arka Sujata - 4 4 - 10 10 new variety Sujata variety Variety Introduction of high yielding Irrigated Rabi 2009-10 Aster Kamini - 4 4 - 10 10 - introduction variety kamini Soil application of 7 Flowers Chrysanthemum Trichoderma and foliar Irrigated Kharif Chrysanthemum Raja - leaf spot 6 6 3 17 20 - spray of Chlorothalonil management 2gm/lit 8 Ornamental - - - - Management of Rabi/Summer 9 Fruit Rainfed Mango Alphonso - mango hopper IPM technology 5 5 - 12 12 - 2009-10 and fruit fly 10 Spices and condiments 11 Commercial 12 Medicinal and aromatic 13 Fodder 14 Plantation 15 Fibre Rainfed Rabi 2009-10 Desi Cotton DDHC-11 - ICM ICM 20.00 20.00 10 40 50 16 - Rabi 2009-10 CB cows - - Management of Management of Ecto & 34 Nos. 34 Nos. 8 26 34 Ecto & Endo Endo parasite through Dairy parasite Ivermectin injection Summer CB cows - - Nutrition Nutrition through Azolla 20 Nos. 20 Nos. 10 10 20

2009-10 management feeding 17 Poultry 18 Rabbitry 19 Piggery 20 Sheep and goat 21 Duckery 22 Common carps

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Farming Season Thematic area Reasons for No. of farmers/ Sl. Situation and Area (ha) shortfall in Category Crop Variety/ breed Hybrid Technology Demonstrated demonstration No. Year achievement Proposed Actual SC/ST Others Total 23 Mussels 24 Ornamental fishes 25 Oyster mushroom 26 Button mushroom 29 Vermicompost 30 Sericulture 31 Apiculture 32 Implements 33 Others (specify)

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5.A. 1. Soil fertility status of FLDs plots during 2009-10 Sl. Farming Season Thematic area Previous crop Variety/ Technology Season Status of soil No Category Situation and Crop Hybrid grown breed Demonstrated and year . Year N P K 1 Oilseeds Mardur ICM ICM Medium Medium Low Groundnut Rainfed Groundnut Kharif Kharif 2009 DSG-1 - ICM ICM (Spreading) (Spreading) 09-10 JSP-39 ICM ICM Rainfed Kharif 2009 Sunflower - KBSH-1 ICM ICM Kharif Medium Medium Medium Rabi Jowar KBSH-41 ICM ICM 09-10 Swati Rabi/Summ Sunflower ICM ICM Rabi Medium Maize Irrigated - Singenta Medium Medium er 2009-10 ICM ICM 09-10 Groundnut -275 Rabi TAG-24 - ICM ICM Onion Irrigated Rabi/Summ Groundnut Summer Medium Medium Medium GPBD-4 - ICM ICM Maize er 2009-10 09-10 2 Pulses Rainfed Kharif Greengram Selection-4 -- ICM in • Use of Selection-4 Kharif Medium Medium High Maize, Greengram variety 09-10 Wheat & • Use of biofertiliser and Jowar vermicompost • Spraying of monocrotophos @ 1.5 ml/lit • Spraying of Propiconozole @ 1 ml/lit Rainfed Rabi Bengalgram JG-11 -- ICM in • Use of JG-11 variety Rabi Medium Medium High Maize, Wheat Bengalgram • Use of Rhizobium & 2009-10 & Groundnut PSB • Installation of pheromone traps with lures • Spraying of NPV • Spraying of Profenophos • Jowar as border crop • 2% urea spray • Bird perches • Broad casting of puffed rice Rainfed Kharif 2009-10 Kharif jowar DSV-6 - Introduction of new Demonstration of Kharif Low Medium Medium Sunflower variety DSV-6 variety 2009-10 Rainfed Rabi 2009-10 Rabi jowar CSV-22 - Introduction of new Demonstration of Rabi 2009 Low Medium High Greengram variety CSV-22 variety 3 Cereals Rainfed Rabi 2009-10 Rabi jowar M35-1 - Seed priming Seed priming with Rabi 200 - Low Medium Medium Groundnut with CaCl 2 CaCl 2 (2%) 10 (2%) Irrigated Rabi 2009-10 Wheat DWR-225 - Introduction Demonstration of Rabi 2009 - Low Medium Medium Maize of new variety DWR-225 variety 10

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Sl. Farming Season Thematic area Previous crop Variety/ Technology Season Status of soil No Category Situation and Crop Hybrid grown breed Demonstrated and year . Year N P K Irrigated Rabi 2009-10 Maize - - INM ZnSO4 + FeSO4 Rabi Low Medium Medium Greengram application 09-10 4 Millets ------Rainfed Kharif 09-10 Onion Arka - Variety Introduction of high Kharif High High Low Groundnut Niketan introduction yielding variety Arka 09-10 Kalyan Irrigated Kharif 09-10 Ridge Arka - Variety Introduction of high Kharif High High Low Groundnut gourd Sujata introduction yielding variety Arka 09-10 Sujata Irrigated Kharif 09-10 Ridge Arka - Variety Introduction of high Kharif High High Low Groundnut 5 Vegetables gourd Sumit introduction yielding variety Arka 09-10 sumit Irrigated Rabi 09-10 Tomato Arka - Variety Introduction of high Rabi Low Low High Brinjal Meghali introduction yielding variety Arka 09-10 meghali Irrigated Rabi 09-10 French Arka 1 Variety Introduction of high Rabi High Low High Cucumber bean Suvidha introduction yielding variety Arka 09-10 suvidha Irrigated Rabi 09-10 Aster Kamini - Variety Introduction of high Rabi High High High Ridge gourd introduction yield variety aster 09-10 Kamini Kharif 09-10 Chrysanth Raja - Chrysanthem Soil application of Kharif Medium Medium Low -- 6 Flowers Irrigated emum um leaf spot neem cake @ 250 09-10 management kg/ha and foliar spray of chlorothalonil 7 Ornamental ------8 Fruit Rainfed Rabi/Summer Mango Alphanso - Management IPM Rabi/ Medium Medium Low - 2009-10 of mango Summer hopper & fruit 09-10 fly 9 Spices and ------condiments 10 Commercial ------11 Medicinal ------and aromatic 12 Fodder ------13 Plantation ------14 Rainfed Rabi 2009-10 Desi cotton DDHC-11 - ICM ICM Rabi 09-10 Medium Medium High Rabi Jowar Bengal Fibre gram

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5.B. Results of Frontline Demonstrations

5.B.1. Oilseeds : Farming *Economics of demonstration *Economics of check Name of the Yield (q/ha) situation No. of Area % (Rs./ha) (Rs./ha) Crop technology Variety Hybrid Demo. (ha) Increase Gross Gross Net ** Gross Gross Net ** demonstrated Demo Check Cost Return Return BCR Cost Return Return BCR Mardur - Rainfed 34 16.40 8.55 5.70 7.57 5.60 35.17 14598 21540 6942 1.47 10697 14820 4123 1.37 Groundnut ICM DSG-1 - Rainfed 02 0.80 8.55 6.65 7.60 5.60 35.71 14598 21610 7012 1.49 10697 14820 4123 1.37 (Spreading) JSP-39 - Rainfed 07 2.80 7.50 5.25 6.32 5.60 12.85 14598 17654 3056 1.20 10697 14820 4123 1.37 KBSH-1 Rainfed 23 9.80 6.75 5.25 6.06 5.00 21.20 9723 12726 3003 1.31 8003 9750 1747 1.21 Sunflower ICM - KBSH-41 Rainfed 13 5.20 8.25 6.00 6.44 5.00 28.80 9848 13524 3676 1.37 8128 9750 1622 1.20

Swati Irrigated 12 4.8 22.5 13.5 16.38 13.5 21.33 19903 34398 14495 1.72 17416 27000 9584 1.55 Sunflower ICM - Singenta- Irrigated 13 5.2 24.0 12.0 17.54 14.0 25.28 19666 36834 17168 1.87 17179 28000 10821 1.62 275 - Irrigated 16.15 18.24 14.25 28.00 23174 35625 15634 1.78 10 6.0 22.8 24250 47424 1.95 19988 TAG-24 Gorundnut ICM GPBD-4 - Irrigated 14.25 17.19 14.25 20.63 20744 35625 15637 1.78 20 14.0 19.95 23950 44694 1.87 19988

Total

5.B.2. Pulses Farming *Economics of demonstration *Economics of check Name of the Yield (q/ha) situation No. of Area % (Rs./ha) (Rs./ha) Crop technology Variety Hybrid Demo. (ha) Increase Gross Gross Net ** Gross Gross Net ** demonstrated Demo Check Cost Return Return BCR Cost Return Return BCR ICM in - Rainfed Greengram Selection-4 62 25 4.8 1.2 3.02 2.45 23.26 8840 13590 4750 1.54 8030 11025 2995 1.37 Greengram ICM in -- Rainfed Bengalgram JG-11 50 20 18.75 8.00 11.45 8.50 34.7 9980 22900 12920 2.29 8905 17200 8295 1.93 Bengalgram

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5.B.3. Other crops Farming *Economics of demonstration *Economics of check Name of the Yield (q/ha) situation No. of Area % (Rs./ha) (Rs./ha) Crop technology Variety Hybrid Demo. (ha) Increase Gross Gross Net ** Gross Gross Net ** demonstrated Demo Check Cost Return Return BCR Cost Return Return BCR H L A Cereals Demon of - Rainfed Kharif Jowar DSV-6 25 15 12.38 6.88 8.82 6.88 28.12 8048 9704 1656 1.21 7528 8394 866 1.11 DSV-6 variety Demon of - Rainfed Rabi Jowar CSV-22 CSV-22 50 20 19.68 10.50 15.31 13.12 16.69 8408 16279 7871 1.94 8033 13152 5119 1.64 variety Seed priming - Rainfed Rabi Jowar with M-35-1 75 30 18.33 3.75 13.93 11.16 24.82 8125 14537 6412 1.79 7835 12044 4209 1.53 CaCl 2(2%) Demon of - Irrigated DWR- Wheat DWR-225 5 4 33.0 22.0 27.5 22.0 25.10 14171 37125 22954 2.62 13613 29700 16087 2.18 225 variety Maize INM in Maize - - Irrigated 20 8 49.76 41.87 45.81 38.53 18.84 14617 34357 19740 2.35 13100 28897 15975 2.20 Millets Vegetables Introduction of - Rainfed Arka high yielding 25 10 95 52.4 78 54 44.4 10500 93600 83100 7.9 7800 540 46200 5.9 Onion Niketan variety Introduction of - Irrigated Arka high yielding 10 4 120 88.6 110 92 19.56 7250 49500 42250 5.2 6480 41400 34920 4.2 Tomato meghali variety Arka - Irrigated Introduction of 10 4 46.0 29.2 39.0 32.0 21.87 4250 22300 25050 5.8 3800 22400 18600 4.0 sumit Ridge guard high yielding Arka - Irrigated varieties 10 4 42.0 31.0 34.0 32.0 6.25 4250 23400 19150 4.5 3800 22400 18600 1:4 sujata Introduction of - Irrigated Arka high yielding 10 4 32 21.0 27.5 18.5 48.6 5000 35400 30400 6.0 3100 16500 13400 4.3 French bean Suvidha variety - Irrigated Locally Introduction of Flowers Aster high yielding Kamini 10 4 26.5 16.8 20.5 - 6350 82000 75650 11.9 - - - - is not Aster variety grown Soil - Irrigated application of neem cake Raja 20 6 110 86 98.6 80.5 22.48 31805 197200 165395 6.20 31315 161000 129685 5.14 and foliar spray of Chrysanthemum chlorothalonil Ornamental Fruit 9.95 5.3 IPM Alphonso - Rainfed 12 5 8.55 6.6 29.5 23575 171000 147425 7.25 22350 13200 109650 5.90 Mango tonns tonns

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Farming *Economics of demonstration *Economics of check Name of the Yield (q/ha) situation No. of Area % (Rs./ha) (Rs./ha) Crop technology Variety Hybrid Demo. (ha) Increase Gross Gross Net ** Gross Gross Net ** demonstrated Demo Check Cost Return Return BCR Cost Return Return BCR H L A Spices and condiments Commercial -

Cotton Medicinal and aromatic

Fodder Plantation Fibre ICM DDHC-11 - Rainfed 50 20 8.13 4.37 6.13 4.87 25.87 9440 15316 5876 1.62 8144 12183 4039 1.48 Others

(pl.specify)

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5.B.4. Livestock *Economics of demonstration *Economics of check Name of the No. Milk Yield (L/Animal) Type of No. of % (Rs./per lactation) (Rs./per lactation) technology Breed of livestock Demo Increase Gross Gross ** Gross Gross Net ** demonstrated Units Demo Check Net Return Cost Return BCR Cost Return Return BCR H L A Management of Ecto&Endo CB parasite through 34 34 9:2 6.7 8.0 6.0 33.33 12349 35190 22841 2.84 14439.5 22950 8510.5 1.58 cow Ivermectin Dairy injection

Nutrition through CB 20 20 9.15 7.05 8.10 6.00 35.00 12180 34998.75 22818.75 2.87 14977.8 22950 7972.2 1.53 Azolla feeding cow

Poultry

Rabbitry

Pigerry

Sheep and goat

Duckery

Others

(pl.specify)

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5.B.6. Other enterprises *Economics of check Yield (q/ha) *Economics of demonstration (Rs./ha) (Rs./ha) Enterprise Name of the technology demonstrated Variety/ species No. of Demo Units/ Area (m 2} % Increase Gross Gross ** Gross Gross ** Demo Check Net Return Net Return Cost Return BCR Cost Return BCR H L A Oyster mushroom Button mushroom Vermicompost Sericulture Apiculture Others (pl.specify) * Economics to be worked out based total cost of production per unit area and not on critical inputs alone. ** BCR= GROSS RETURN/GROSS COST H-High L-Low, A-Average

Data on additional parameters other than yield (viz., additional income realized, employment generation, quantum of farm resources recycled etc.) Data on other parameters in relation to technology demonstrated Parameter with unit Demo Local

5.B.7. Farm implements and machinery *Economics of demonstration *Economics of check Yield (q/ha) Name of the Name of the technology No. of Units/ Area % (Rs./ha) (Rs./ha) implement demonstrated Demo (m 2} Increase Gross Gross Net ** Gross Gross Net ** Demo Check Cost Return Return BCR Cost Return Return BCR H L A Twin wheel hoe Twin wheel hoe weeder for 10 ------weeder reducing drudgery * Economics to be worked out based total cost of production per unit area and not on critical inputs alone. ** BCR= GROSS RETURN/GROSS COST H-High L-Low, A-Average

Data on additional parameters other than yield (viz., reduction in drudgery, time and labour saving etc.) Data on other parameters in relation to technology demonstrated Parameter with unit Hoeing with bullocks Twin wheel hoe weeder 1) Time required for hoeing/Acre 2 Hours 3 Hours 36 Minutes 2) Cost incurred/Acre/day Rs. 117 Rs.29

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I) Serrated sickle for harvesting of WHEAT CROP *Economics of demonstration *Economics of check Yield (q/ha) Name of the Name of the technology No. of Units/ Area % (Rs./ha) (Rs./ha) implement demonstrated Demo (m 2} Increase Gross Gross Net ** Gross Gross Net ** Demo Check Cost Return Return BCR Cost Return Return BCR H L A Serrated sickle for harvesting Serrated sickle 20 ------of wheat

Data on additional parameters other than yield (viz., reduction in drudgery, time and labour saving etc.) Data on other parameters in relation to technology demonstrated Parameter with unit Improved sickle Traditional sickle 1) Weight of the sickle (gms) 202 gms 301 gms 2) Time required to harvest one Acre of 31 Hours 32 Minutes 41 Hours 30 Minutes Irrigated wheat (hours) by one person 3) Quantity of wheat stalk harvested (Kg) 85.44 kg 68.76 Kg per person

II) Serrated sickle for harvesting of JOWAR STALK *Economics of demonstration *Economics of check Yield (q/ha) Name of the Name of the technology No. of Units/ Area % (Rs./ha) (Rs./ha) implement demonstrated Demo (m 2} Increase Gross Gross Net ** Gross Gross Net ** Demo Check Cost Return Return BCR Cost Return Return BCR H L A Serrated sickle for harvesting of Serrated sickle 20 ------jowar stalk

Data on additional parameters other than yield (viz., reduction in drudgery, time and labour saving etc.) Data on other parameters in relation to technology demonstrated Parameter with unit Improved sickle Traditional sickle 1) Weight of the sickle (gms) 202 gms 301 gms 2) Time required to harvest jowar 9 Hours 51 Minutes 17 Hours 49 Minutes stalk/Acre/ one person

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5.B.8. Cotton Summary of demonstrations conducted under FLD cotton No. of farmers/ Reasons for shortfall in Sl. Technology Season and Area (ha) Category Variety Hybrid demonstration achievement No. Demonstrated year Proposed Actual SC/ST Others Total Production ICM in desi cotton DDHC-11 - Rabi 2009-10 20 20 13 37 50 Technology IPM Farm Implements

Production technology demonstrations

Performance of demonstrations Farming Technology Area Yield (q/ha) % Economics of demonstration Economics of local check situation Demonstrated (ha) No.of Increase (Rs./ha) (Rs./ha) Variety Hybrid demo. Gross Gross Net BCR Gross Gross Net BCR Demo Local Cost Return Return Cost Return Return Rainfed ICM 20 50 DDHC-11 - 6.13 4.87 25.87 9440 15316 5876 1.62 8144 12183 4039 1.48

Performance of Bt hybrids, Desi hybrids, non-Bt hybrids and Varieties in Front Line Demonstrations in cotton during 2009-10 Farming situation Technology Demonstrated Area (ha) Yield (q/ha) % Increase Economics of demonstration (Rs./ha) Economics of local check (Rs./ha) Category No.of demo. Variety Hybrid Gross Gross Net Return BCR Gross Gross Net Return BCR Demo Local Cost Return Cost Return

Bt hybrids

Desi hybrids (AXA)

HXB Hybrids

HXH Hybrids

9440 15316 5876 1.62 8144 12183 4039 1.48 Herbacium Varieties Rainfed ICM 20 50 DDHC-11 - 6.13 4.87 25.87

Hirsutum Varieties

Arboreum Varieties

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Extension Programmes organized in Cotton Demonstration Plots Extension activity No. of Programmes Participants SC/ST Male Female Total Male Female Total Consultancy Conventions Demonstrations Diagnostic surveys Exhibition Farmer study tours Farmers Field school Field Days 1 71 5 76 16 - 16 Field visits 5 67 - 67 10 - 10 Gram sabha ------Group discussions 4 75 - 75 12 - 12 Kisan Gosthi Kisan Mela Training for Extension Functionaries 1 21 - 21 - - - Training for farmers 2 73 7 80 4 2 6 Viedo show ------Newspaper coverage 1 ------Popular articles Publication Radio talks 1 ------T.V. Programme 1 ------Others (Pl.specify) TOTAL 16 307 12 319 42 2 34

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Technical Feedback on the demonstrated technologies on all crops / enterprise

S. No Crop / Enterprise Name of the technology demonstrated Feed Back 1 Groundnut (Spreading) Integrated crop management  Fusarium wilt & collar rot diseases are the major constraints. Resistant varieties need to be evolved 2 Groundnut Demonstration of GPBD-4 & TAG-24 varieties  High yielding compared to local variety i.e. TMV-2 3 Kharif jowar Demonstration of DSV-6 variety  Better grain yield performance  Good fodder quality  Dough quality is better than local variety 4 Sunflower Integrated crop management  Powdery mildew resistant variety needs to be introduced 5 Rabi jowar Demonstration of CSV-22 variety  Better grain yield performance compared to M 35-1 variety  Good fodder quality

6 Rabi jowar Seed priming with CaCl 2  Uniform germination  Uniform bold seeds 7 Wheat Demonstration of DWR-225 variety  Semidwarf variety  Less number of tillers & earhead  Length is short

8 Maize Application of ZnSO 4 and FeSO 4 @ 25 Kg/ha respectively  Enhanced 1000 grain weight and number of grains per cob 9 Greengram ICM & introduction of Selection-4 variety  Selection-4 is a non-shattering variety  This variety is best suited for machine harvesting 10 Bengalgram ICM & Introduction of JG-11 variety  Resistant to wilt disease  Grains are of attractive size, shape & color 11 Chrysanthemum Chrysanthemum leaf spot management by foliar spray of  Timely spray of Chlorothalonil reduced the disease and Chlorothalonil retain the shape, size & color of flowers 12 Mango Mango fruit fly and mango hopper management by  Timely spray of imidacloprid reduced the hopper and installation of Fligh-T traps, Foliar spray of Imidacloprid increased fruit yield with less damage  Fruit damage by fruit fly is low and got more yield and good market price 13 Onion Introduction of high yielding variety Arka Niketan  Size and shape of bulb is very attractive  Tolerance to purple blotch disease is observed  More market price is quoted  High yield is obtained 14 Ridge gourd Introduction of high yielding variety Arka Sujata and Arka  Both varieties are high yielding Sumit  Fruits are very attractive 16 Tomato Introduction of high yielding variety Arka Meghali  Tolerance to moisture stress is noticed  High yield is obtained  Attractive fruit color fetches more demand & high price 17 French bean Introduction of high yielding variety Arka Suvidha  High yield is obtained  Fibreless fruits 18 Aster Introduction of high yield Arka Kamini variety  Attractive flower color fetches more demand & high price  Easy management of crop 19 Dairy Nutrition through Azolla feeding  Azolla strain which can be raised throughout the year needs to be evolved 65 Annual Report 2009-10, KVK Gadag

S. No Crop / Enterprise Name of the technology demonstrated Feed Back 20 Drudgery reduction Twin wheel hoe weeder  It reduces drudgery of farmwomen in weeding (Farm implements) 21 Drudgery reduction Improved sickle – Wheat  Increases harvesting efficiency of farmwomen & reduces (Farm implements) drudgery 22 Drudgery reduction Improved sickle – Jowar  Increases harvesting efficiency of farmwomen & reduces (Farm implements) drudgery

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Farmers’ reactions on specific technologies

S. Crop/Enterprise Name of the technology demonstrated Feed back No. 1 Groundnut (Spreading) ICM  Farmers were convinced about the trichoderma seed treatment, importance of bio-fertilisers & micronutrients  Convinced about the timely spray for the control of leaf minor 2 Groundnut Demonstration of GPBD-4 & TAG-24 varieties  Farmers expressed good opinion about yield performance of GPBD-4 & TAG -24 varieties  Convinced about the resistance of GPBD-4 variety against rust & tikka diseases

3 Sunflower ICM  Convinced about the usage of ZnSO 4, gypsum & boron for the good seed setting 5 Kharif jowar Demonstration of DSV-6 variety  Farmers expressed good opinion about grain yield performance  Better grain color even though it was harvested in the rainy season

6 Rabi jowar Seed priming with CaCl 2  Farmers were convinced about the germination percentage & good yield 7 Rabi jowar Demonstration of CSV-22 variety  Farmers were impressed about the yield performance & good quality fodder compared to M35-1 variety 8 Wheat Demonstration of DWR-225 variety  Farmers were convinced about the yield performance

9 Maize Application of ZnSO 4 and FeSO 4 @ 25 Kg/ha respectively  Farmers expressed that size of the cob is increased and yield level is more 10 Greengram ICM & introduction of Selection-4 variety  Farmers were impressed about yield performance of Selection-4 variety in drought situation  Farmers were convinced about taking up plant protection measures in time for control of Greengram pod borer and leaf eating caterpillar  Farmers were also impressed about usage of Azospirillum, PSB and vermicompost under drought situation 11 Bengalgram ICM & introduction of JG-11 variety  Farmers were convinced about superiority of JG-11 variety over A-1 in terms of crop productivity  Farmers were convinced about the use of NPV and installation of pheromone traps for effective control of Heliothis pod borer  Farmers were also impressed about the use of biofertilisers and vermicompost 12 Chrysanthemum Chrysanthemum leaf spot management by foliar spray of  There was effective management of leaf spot by Chlorothalonil foliar spray of Chlorothalonil  Good market price was obtained

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S. Crop/Enterprise Name of the technology demonstrated Feed back No. 13 Mango Mango fruit fly and mango hopper management by  Timely spray of Imidacloprid reduced the mango installation of Fligh T-Traps & foliar spray of imidacloprid hopper incidence.  Installation of Fligh-T-Traps and Bador lures reduced the incidence of fruitfly 14 Onion Introduction of high yielding variety - Arka Kalyan  Farmers were impressed about bulb color  Tolerance to pest & disease  More market price  Keeping quality is good  High yielding variety 15 Ridge gourd Introduction of high yielding variety Arka Sujata & Arka  Farmers are happy about variety as yield is high & Sumit color of fruit is attractive 16 Tomato Introduction of high yielding variety Arka Meghali  Farmers are impressed about the variety as yield is high  Tolerance to moisture stress 17 French bean Introduction of high yielding variety Arka Suvidha  Farmers are happy about variety as it is high yielding & fibre less 18 Aster Introduction of high yielding variety Kamini  Farmers are very much impressed about attractive color, higher market price & easy management of crop 19 Drudgery reduction (Farm implements) Twin wheel hoe weeder  It reduces drudgery in weeding  Timeliness in hoeing & weeding operation was possible 20 Drudgery reduction (Farm implements) Improved sickle for wheat harvesting  Reduces pain at the shoulders and arms  With less time, more area can be covered 21 Drudgery reduction (Farm implements) Improved sickle for jowar stalk harvesting  Reduces drudgery of the palm & shoulders  Increases harvesting efficiency of farm women

Extension and Training activities under FLD

Sl. Remarks Activity No. of activities organised Number of participants No. 1 Field days 6 417 2 Farmers Training 13 389 3 Media coverage 5 - 4 Training for extension functionaries 2 51

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PART VI. TRAINING

7.A.. Farmers’ Training including sponsored training programmes (On campus)

No. of Participants No. of Area of training Courses General SC/ST Grand Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Crop Production

Weed Management

Resource Conservation Technologies 2 60 0 60 6 0 6 66 0 66

Cropping Systems

Crop Diversification

Integrated Farming

Micro Irrigation/Irrigation

Seed production 2 51 0 51 7 0 7 58 0 58

Nursery management

Integrated Crop Management 4 97 11 108 21 2 25 118 13 131

Soil and Water Conservation

Integrated Nutrient Management 2 41 0 41 12 0 12 53 0 53

Production of organic inputs

Others (pl.specify)

Horticulture a) Vegetable Crops

Production of low value and high volume 1 30 0 30 5 0 5 35 0 35 crop Off-season vegetables

Nursery raising

Exotic vegetables

Export potential vegetables

Grading and standardization 1 24 0 24 6 0 6 30 0 30

Protective cultivation

Others (pl.specify) b) Fruits

Training and Pruning

Layout and Management of Orchards 1 35 0 35 11 0 11 46 0 46

Cultivation of Fruit 2 47 4 45 15 0 15 62 4 60

Management of young plants/orchards 1 22 0 22 5 0 5 27 0 27

Rejuvenation of old orchards

Export potential fruits

Micro irrigation systems of orchards

Plant propagation techniques

Others (pl.specify) c) Ornamental Plants

Nursery Management

Management of potted plants

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No. of Participants No. of Area of training Courses General SC/ST Grand Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Export potential of ornamental plants

Propagation techniques of Ornamental Plants 1 27 0 27 2 0 2 29 0 29

Others (pl.specify) d) Plantation crops

Production and Management technology

Processing and value addition

Others (pl.specify) e) Tuber crops

Production and Management technology

Processing and value addition

Others (pl.specify) f) Spices

Production and Management technology

Processing and value addition

Others (pl.specify) g) Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

Nursery management

Production and management technology

Post harvest technology and value addition

Others (pl.specify)

Soil Health and Fertility Management

Soil fertility management 2 46 0 46 14 0 14 60 0 60

Integrated water management

Integrated nutrient management 3 77 0 77 21 0 21 98 0 98

Production and use of organic inputs 4 120 10 130 21 4 25 141 14 155

Management of Problematic soils

Micro nutrient deficiency in crops

Nutrient use efficiency 1 28 0 28 4 0 4 32 0 32

Balanced use of fertilizers

Soil and water testing 2 34 4 38 5 0 5 39 4 43

Others (pl.specify)

Livestock Production and Management

Dairy Management 10 15 210 225 9 60 69 24 270 294

Poultry Management

Piggery Management

Rabbit Management

Animal Nutrition Management 4 0 87 87 0 29 29 0 116 116

Animal Disease Management

Feed and Fodder technology

70

No. of Participants No. of Area of training Courses General SC/ST Grand Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Production of quality animal products

Others (pl.specify) Sheep and goat rearing 2 0 51 51 0 15 15 0 66 66

Home Science/Women empowerment

Household food security by kitchen gardening and nutrition gardening Design and development of low/minimum cost diet Designing and development for high nutrient efficiency diet Minimization of nutrient loss in processing

Processing and cooking 1 0 25 25 0 2 2 0 27 27

Gender mainstreaming through SHGs

Storage loss minimization techniques

Value addition 2 0 47 47 0 9 9 0 56 56

Women empowerment 2 0 51 51 0 14 14 0 65 65

Location specific drudgery reduction 1 0 19 19 0 1 1 0 20 20

Rural Crafts

Women and child care

Others (pl.specify)

Agril. Engineering

Farm machinery and its maintenance

Installation and maintenance of micro irrigation systems Use of Plastics in farming practices

Production of small tools and implements

Repair and maintenance of farm machinery and implements Small scale processing and value addition

Post Harvest Technology

Others (pl.specify)

Plant Protection

Integrated Pest Management 3 81 7 88 14 0 14 95 7 102

Integrated Disease Management 4 110 0 110 17 0 17 127 0 127

Bio-control of pests and diseases 3 61 7 68 10 0 10 71 7 78

Production of bio control agents and bio pesticides Others (pl.specify)

Fisheries

Integrated fish farming

Carp breeding and hatchery management

Carp fry and fingerling rearing

Composite fish culture

Hatchery management and culture of freshwater prawn Breeding and culture of ornamental fishes

Portable plastic carp hatchery

71

No. of Participants No. of Area of training Courses General SC/ST Grand Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Pen culture of fish and prawn

Shrimp farming

Edible oyster farming

Pearl culture

Fish processing and value addition

Others (pl.specify)

Production of Inputs at site

Seed Production

Planting material production

Bio-agents production

Bio-pesticides production 2 41 0 41 0 0 0 41 0 41

Bio-fertilizer production 3 71 7 78 9 0 9 80 7 87

Vermi-compost production

Organic manures production

Production of fry and fingerlings

Production of Bee-colonies and wax sheets

Small tools and implements

Production of livestock feed and fodder

Production of Fish feed

Mushroom production

Apiculture

Others (pl.specify)

Capacity Building and Group Dynamics

Leadership development

Group dynamics 1 28 0 28 0 0 0 28 0 28

Formation and Management of SHGs 2 31 28 59 10 0 10 41 28 69

Mobilization of social capital

Entrepreneurial development of 2 56 0 56 13 0 13 69 0 69 farmers/youths Others (pl.specify)

Agro -forestry

Production technologies

Nursery management

Integrated Farming Systems

Others (Pl. specify)

TOTAL 71 1233 568 1795 237 136 375 1470 704 2170

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7.B.. Farmers’ Training including sponsored training programmes (Off campus)

No. of Participants No. of Area of training Courses General SC/ST Grand Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Crop Production

Weed Management

Resource Conservation Technologies 4 169 25 194 21 0 21 190 25 215

Cropping Systems 1 45 8 53 0 0 0 45 8 53

Crop Diversification

Integrated Farming

Micro Irrigation/Irrigation

Seed production

Nursery management

Integrated Crop Management

Soil and Water Conservation

Integrated Nutrient Management

Production of organic inputs

Others (pl.specify)

Horticulture a) Vegetable Crops

Production of low value and high volume crop Off-season vegetables

Nursery raising

Exotic vegetables

Export potential vegetables

Grading and standardization 3 141 0 141 15 0 15 156 0 156

Protective cultivation

Others (pl.specify) b) Fruits

Training and Pruning

Layout and Management of Orchards

Cultivation of Fruit

Management of young plants/orchards

Rejuvenation of old orchards

Export potential fruits

Micro irrigation systems of orchards

Plant propagation techniques

Others (pl.specify) c) Ornamental Plants

Nursery Management

Management of potted plants

Export potential of ornamental plants

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No. of Participants No. of Area of training Courses General SC/ST Grand Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Propagation techniques of Ornamental Plants

Others (pl.specify) d) Plantation crops

Production and Management technology

Processing and value addition

Others (pl.specify) e) Tuber crops

Production and Management technology

Processing and value addition

Others (pl.specify) f) Spices

Production and Management technology

Processing and value addition

Others (pl.specify) g) Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

Nursery management

Production and management technology

Post harvest technology and value addition

Others (pl.specify)

Soil Health and Fertility Management

Soil fertility management

Integrated water management

Integrated nutrient management

Production and use of organic inputs

Management of Problematic soils

Micro nutrient deficiency in crops

Nutrient use efficiency

Balanced use of fertilizers

Soil and water testing

Others (pl.specify)

Livestock Production and Management

Dairy Management

Poultry Management

Piggery Management

Rabbit Management

Animal Nutrition Management

Animal Disease Management

Feed and Fodder technology

Production of quality animal products

74

No. of Participants No. of Area of training Courses General SC/ST Grand Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Others (pl.specify)

Home Science/Women empowerment

Household food security by kitchen gardening and nutrition gardening Design and development of low/minimum cost diet Designing and development for high nutrient efficiency diet Minimization of nutrient loss in processing 1 0 5 5 0 22 22 0 27 27

Processing and cooking

Gender mainstreaming through SHGs 2 0 51 51 0 15 15 0 66 66

Storage loss minimization techniques

Value addition

Women empowerment 2 0 62 62 0 10 10 0 72 72

Location specific drudgery reduction 4 0 171 171 0 24 24 0 195 195

Rural Crafts

Women and child care 2 0 48 48 0 10 10 0 58 58

Others (pl.specify)

Agril. Engineering

Farm machinery and its maintenance

Installation and maintenance of micro irrigation systems Use of Plastics in farming practices

Production of small tools and implements

Repair and maintenance of farm machinery and implements Small scale processing and value addition

Post Harvest Technology

Others (pl.specify)

Plant Protection

Integrated Pest Management 7 210 21 231 41 0 41 251 21 272

Integrated Disease Management 5 180 14 194 9 0 9 189 14 203

Bio-control of pests and diseases

Production of bio control agents and bio pesticides Others (pl.specify)

Fisheries

Integrated fish farming

Carp breeding and hatchery management

Carp fry and fingerling rearing

Composite fish culture

Hatchery management and culture of freshwater prawn Breeding and culture of ornamental fishes

Portable plastic carp hatchery

Pen culture of fish and prawn

75

No. of Participants No. of Area of training Courses General SC/ST Grand Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Shrimp farming

Edible oyster farming

Pearl culture

Fish processing and value addition

Others (pl.specify)

Production of Inputs at site

Seed Production

Planting material production

Bio-agents production

Bio-pesticides production

Bio-fertilizer production

Vermi-compost production

Organic manures production

Production of fry and fingerlings

Production of Bee-colonies and wax sheets

Small tools and implements

Production of livestock feed and fodder

Production of Fish feed

Mushroom production

Apiculture

Others (pl.specify)

Capacity Building and Group Dynamics

Leadership development

Group dynamics

Formation and Management of SHGs

Mobilization of social capital

Entrepreneurial development of farmers/youths Others (pl.specify)

Agro -forestry

Production technologies

Nursery management

Integrated Farming Systems

Others (Pl. specify)

TOTAL 31 745 405 1150 86 81 167 831 486 1317

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7.C. Training for Rural Youths including sponsored training programmes (on campus)

No. of Participants No. of Area of training Courses General SC/ST Grand Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Nursery Management of Horticulture crops Training and pruning of orchards Protected cultivation of vegetable crops Commercial fruit production

Integrated farming 1 25 0 25 0 0 0 25 0 25

Seed production

Production of organic inputs 2 25 14 39 5 10 15 30 24 54

Planting material production

Vermi-culture

Mushroom Production

Bee-keeping

Sericulture

Repair and maintenance of farm machinery and implements Value addition 1 0 19 19 0 0 0 0 19 19

Small scale processing

Post Harvest Technology

Tailoring and Stitching

Rural Crafts

Production of quality animal products Dairying 4 0 111 111 0 14 14 0 125 125

Sheep and goat rearing

Quail farming

Piggery

Rabbit farming

Poultry production

Ornamental fisheries

Composite fish culture

Freshwater prawn culture

Shrimp farming

Pearl culture

Cold water fisheries

Fish harvest and processing technology Fry and fingerling rearing

Any other (pl.specify)

TOTAL 8 50 144 194 5 24 29 55 168 223

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7.D. Training for Rural Youths including sponsored training programmes (off campus)

No. of Participants No. of Area of training Courses General SC/ST Grand Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Nursery Management of Horticulture crops Training and pruning of orchards Protected cultivation of vegetable crops Commercial fruit production

Integrated farming

Seed production

Production of organic inputs

Planting material production

Vermi-culture

Mushroom Production

Bee-keeping

Sericulture

Repair and maintenance of farm machinery and implements Value addition

Small scale processing

Post Harvest Technology

Tailoring and Stitching

Rural Crafts

Production of quality animal products Dairying

Sheep and goat rearing

Quail farming

Piggery

Rabbit farming

Poultry production

Ornamental fisheries

Composite fish culture

Freshwater prawn culture

Shrimp farming

Pearl culture

Cold water fisheries

Fish harvest and processing technology Fry and fingerling rearing

Any other (pl.specify)

TOTAL

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7.E. Training programmes for Extension Personnel including sponsored training programmes (on campus)

No. of Participants No. of Area of training Courses General SC/ST Grand Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Productivity enhancement in field crops 2 41 0 41 10 0 10 51 0 51 Integrated Pest Management 1 23 0 23 0 0 0 23 0 23 Integrated Nutrient management Rejuvenation of old orchards

Protected cultivation technology Production and use of organic inputs Care and maintenance of farm machinery and implements Gender mainstreaming through

SHGs Formation and Management of

SHGs Women and Child care 4 0 61 61 0 10 10 0 71 71 Low cost and nutrient efficient diet designing Group Dynamics and farmers organization Information networking among farmers Capacity building for ICT 1 26 0 26 1 0 1 27 0 27 application Management in farm animals

Livestock feed and fodder production Household food security

Any other (pl.specify) 2 48 0 48 5 0 5 53 0 53 Participatory Appraisal tools TOTAL 10 138 61 199 16 10 26 154 71 225

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7.F. Training programmes for Extension Personnel including sponsored training programmes (off campus)

No. of Participants No. of Area of training Courses General SC/ST Grand Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Productivity enhancement in field crops Integrated Pest Management Integrated Nutrient management Rejuvenation of old orchards Protected cultivation technology Production and use of organic inputs Care and maintenance of farm machinery and implements Gender mainstreaming through SHGs Formation and Management of SHGs Women and Child care

Low cost and nutrient efficient diet designing Group Dynamics and farmers organization Information networking among farmers Capacity building for ICT application Management in farm animals Livestock feed and fodder production Household food security Any other (pl.specify) Total

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7.G. Sponsored training programmes No. of No. of Participants Courses S.No. Area of training General SC/ST Grand Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total 1 Crop production and management 1.a. Increasing production and productivity of crops 4 67 - 67 5 0 5 72 0 72 1.b. Commercial production of vegetables 2 Production and value addition 2.a. Fruit Plants 2.b. Ornamental plants 2.c. Spices crops 8 280 0 280 30 0 30 310 0 310 3. Soil health and fertility management 4 Production of Inputs at site 1 0 29 29 0 1 1 0 30 30 5 Methods of protective cultivation 6 Others (pl.specify) 7 Post harvest technology and value addition 7.a. Processing and value addition 7.b. Others (pl.specify) 8 Farm machinery 8.a. Farm machinery, tools and implements 8.b. Others (pl.specify) 9. Livestock and fisheries 10 Livestock production and management 10.a. Animal Nutrition Management 8 0 210 210 - 50 50 0 260 260 10.b. Animal Disease Management 10.c Fisheries Nutrition 10.d Fisheries Management 10.e. Others (pl.specify) 2 0 46 46 0 15 15 0 61 61 Water management 11. Home Science 11.a. Household nutritional security 4 0 61 61 0 10 10 0 71 71 11.b. Economic empowerment of women 11.c. Drudgery reduction of women 11.d. Others (pl.specify) 12 Agricultural Extension 12.a. Capacity Building and Group Dynamics 2 44 0 44 2 0 2 46 0 46 12.b. Others (pl.specify) 1 0 26 26 0 3 3 0 29 29 Participatory Appraisal tools Total 30 391 372 763 37 79 116 428 451 879

Details of sponsoring agencies involved

1. Karnataka State Department of Agriculture, Gadag district, Gadag 2. Command Area Development Authority (CADA), Belgaum 3. Zilla Panchayat (DRDA), Gadag district, Gadag 4. Watershed Development Department, Gadag district, Gadag 5. Deshpande Foundation, Hubli 6. UAS, Dharwad

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7.H. Details of vocational training programmes carried out by KVKs for rural youth No. of Participants No. of S.No. Area of training Courses General SC/ST Grand Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total 1 Crop production and management 1.a. Commercial floriculture 1.b. Commercial fruit production 1.c. Commercial vegetable production 1.d. Integrated crop management 1.e. Organic farming 1.f. Others (pl.specify) 2 Post harvest technology and value

addition 2.a. Value addition 1 0 14 14 0 0 0 0 14 14 2.b. Others (pl.specify) 3. Livestock and fisheries 3.a. Dairy farming 2 0 37 37 0 4 4 0 41 41 3.b. Composite fish culture 3.c. Sheep and goat rearing 3.d. Piggery 3.e. Poultry farming 3.f. Others (pl.specify) 4. Income generation activities 4.a. Vermi-composting 2 39 15 54 7 0 7 46 15 61 4.b. Production of bio-agents, bio- pesticides, bio-fertilizers etc. 4.c. Repair and maintenance of farm machinery and implements 4.d. Rural Crafts 4.e. Seed production 4.f. Sericulture 4.g. Mushroom cultivation 4.h. Nursery, grafting etc. 4.i. Tailoring, stitching, embroidery, dying

etc. 4.j. Agril. para-workers, para-vet training 4.k. Others (pl.specify) 5 Agricultural Extension 5.a. Capacity building and group dynamics 5.b. Others (pl.specify) Grand Total 5 39 66 105 7 4 11 46 70 116

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PART VII – EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

Extension Programmes (including activities of FLD programmes) No. of Participants No. of Participants No.of extension Nature of Extension No. of (General) SC / ST personnel Programme Programmes Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Field Day 6 297 27 324 31 10 41 7 0 7 Kisan Mela Kisan Ghosthi 1 250 0 250 27 0 27 8 0 8 Exhibition 2 3000 1400 4400 0 0 0 50 19 69 Film Show 4 31 74 105 7 5 12 0 0 Method Demonstrations Farmers Seminar Workshop Group meetings Lectures delivered as 3 0 96 96 0 12 12 30 5 35 resource persons Newspaper coverage 4 Radio talks 6 TV talks 7 Popular articles 1 Extension Literature 6 11500 500 12000 360 35 395 600 0 600 Advisory Services 120 98 2 100 20 0 20 7 0 7 Scientific visit to farmers 228 325 56 381 41 10 51 22 3 25 field Farmers visit to KVK 18 458 81 539 25 4 29 19 2 21 Diagnostic visits 20 81 8 89 14 0 14 12 0 12 Exposure visits 6 130 11 141 27 0 27 0 0 Ex-trainees Sammelan 2 0 31 31 0 4 4 0 0 Soil health Camp Animal Health Camp Agri mobile clinic Soil test campaigns Farm Science Club Conveners meet Self Help Group Conveners 36 64 335 399 10 54 64 0 0 meetings Mahila Mandals Conveners meetings Celebration of important days (specify) Any Other (Specify) 4 41 19 60 5 7 12 3 0 3 Agricultural camps Orchard layout 13 13 0 13 0 0 0 13 0 13 Farm advise 72 150 0 150 17 0 17 2 0 2 Monthly News Letter-Krishi 7 21000 2500 23500 250 75 325 140 344 484 Vigyan Patrike Orientation to RAWE 3 49 0 49 0 0 0 2 0 2 students Technology week 1 1150 622 1772 110 61 171 8 105 113 Visit to SHGs 2 0 55 55 0 10 10 7 0 7 Total 566 38637 14050 52687 944 287 1231 930 478 1408

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PART VIII – PRODUCTION OF SEED, PLANT AND LIVESTOCK MATERIALS

9.A. Production of seeds by the KVKs Number Quantity of Name of the Value Crop category Variety Hybrid of seed farmers crop (Rs) (qtl) to whom provided Cereals Jowar M35-1 - 20.00 40,000 178 Oilseeds Groundnut GPBD-4 - 30.00 84,000 22 Pulses Commercial crops Vegetables i) Onion Arka Kalyan - 0.25 10,000 15 ii) Okra Arka anamika - 0.10 1000 05 iii) Ridge guard Arka Sujata - 0.10 1000 05 Flower crops Spices Fodder crop seeds Fiber crops Cotton DDHC-11 - 42.00 1,26,000 310 Forest Species Others (specify) Total 92.45 262000 535

9.B. Production of planting materials by the KVKs

Name of the Number of crop farmers to Crop category Variety Hybrid Number Value (Rs.) whom provided Commercial Vegetable seedlings Fruits Mango Alphonso - 3000 90,000 62 Ornamental plants Medicinal and Aromatic Plantation Spices Tuber Fodder crop saplings Forest Species Simaroubha - 5000 75,000 10 Others(specify) Total 8000 165000 72

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9.C. Production of Bio-Products

Name of the bio -product Number of Quantity farmers to Bio Products Kg Value (Rs.) whom provided Bio Fertilizers Bio-pesticide Bio-fungicide Bio Agents Earth worm 135 33750 47 Others (specify) Total 135 33750 47

9.D. Production of livestock materials: --

Particulars of Live stock Name of the breed Number Value (Rs.) Number of farmers to whom provided Dairy animals Cows Buffaloes Calves Others (Pl. specify) Poultry Broilers Layers Duals (broiler and layer) Japanese Quail Turkey Emu Ducks Others (Pl. specify) Piggery Piglet Others (Pl.specify) Fisheries Fingerlings Others (Pl. specify) Total

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PART IX – PUBLICATION, SUCCESS STORY, SWTL

10. A. Literature Developed/Published (with full title, author & reference)

(A) i) KVK News Letter ((Date of start, Periodicity, number of copies distributed etc.)

• Date of start : 2003 • Periodicity : Quarterly • Number of copies distributed : 500

ii) KVK News letter (Krishi Vigyan Patrike – a monthly News Letter)

• Date of start : September 2009 • Periodicity : Monthly • Number of copies distributed : 5000 per month

(B) Literature developed/published Item Title Authors na me Number Research papers Impact of rain water harvesting in enhancing the yield of L.G.Hiregoudar - ground water structures and crop productivity published N.H.Bhandi & in proceedings of National Seminar by CGWB, S.H.Adapur Bangalore Technical reports - - - News letters Krishi Vigyan Patrike All staff 35,000 Technical bulletins Popular articles Tomato cultivation practices in Summer season K.T.Patil Grain storage S.K.Mudlapur Bhendi cultivation practices in summer K.T.Patil Buffaloe rearing in summer Dr. B.M.Murgod Ridge guard cultivation practices K.T.Patil Importance of leafy vegetables in daily diet S.S.Rayanagoudar Spray of Boron in Sunflower V.D.Vaikunthe Importance of minerals in daily diet S.S.Rayanagoudar Foot & moth disease management Dr. B.M.Murgod Importance of Gypsum in Groundnut crop V.D.Vaikunthe Compartment bunding to overcome moisture stress N.H.Bhandi Pest management in Bt. Cotton V.D.Vaikunthe INM in onion K.T.Patil Pest and disease in onion and control measures S.K.Mudlapur INM in chilli crop K.T.Patil Pest & disease in Chilli and control measures S.K.Mudlapur Twin wheel hoe weeder for moisture conservation S.S.Rayanagoudar Important practices in Rabi jowar cultivation V.D.Vaikunthe Important practices in Bengalgram cultivation V.D.Vaikunthe Wheat cultivation in rainfed situation V.D.Vaikunthe Wheat cultivation in irrigated situation V.D.Vaikunthe Common diseases of animals and their control Dr. B.M.Murgod Aonla for better health S.S.Rayanagoudar Integrated pest management in Bengalgram S.K.Mudlapur Cultivation practices of summer Sunflower V.D.Vaikunthe Importance of pure milik production and milk products Dr. B.M.Murgod Cultivation of Mango crop K.T.Patil Cultivation practices of Brinjal in summer season K.T.Patil Methods to be followed in improved seed production S.K.Mudlapur Pest and disease management in Mango crop S.K.Mudlapur Importance of Foxtail millet in daily diet S.S.Rayanagoudar Extension literature Tips for cultivation of crops under moisture stress V. D. Vaikunthe, 5000 situation Dr. B.M.Muragod & Dr. L.G.Hiregoudar Others (Pl. specify) TOTAL 40 ,000

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10.B. Details of Electronic Media Produced S. No. Type of media (CD / VCD Title of the programme Number / DVD/ Audio-Cassette) 1 DVD KVK Activities 5

10.C. Success Stories / Case studies

1. Twin Wheel Hoe Weeder – Effective Implement for Reducing Farmwomen’s Drudgery

Yalishirund is a small village and is 15 kms away from Gadag district head quarters . Majority of the families belong to landless and medium land holdings category. KVK has organised farmers and farmwomen into self help groups. There are about 9 women and 4 men self help groups.

In this village, during 2009 -10, KVK has demonstrated Twin Wheel Hoe Weeder to three women self help groups namely Durgadevi WSHG, Akkamahadevi WSHG and Saraswathi WSHG. On an average 25 to 30 farm women participated and few men SHG members were also present during demonstration s.

Smt. Gangavva Hanamantappa Meesi , one of the participant under FLD pro gramme on Twin wheel hoe weeder belonging to schedule d tribe community, owns one acre of land and a member of Durgadevi self help group. The demonstration was conducted on 8.7.2009 in Greengram crop. Before conducting demonstration, the training on drudgery reducing equipments was given to farmwomen. During demonstration, the data was collected by comparing the twin w heel hoe weeder with bullock hoeing plus manual weeding.

Smt. Gangavva used the weeder in Greengram crop and expressed that the drudgery and the expenditure incurred for weeding operation has been reduced considerably. Labour requirement for one hectare of Greengram crop for weeding is 20 to 25, whereas the labour required for weeding in case of twin wheel hoe weeder used area is 10 to 15 . Thus the reduction in labour requirement is due to the use of weeder twice a week until the crop gets 30-45 days older. A farmwomen can cover 1.0 - 1.5 acre land per day using twin wheel hoe weeder. Further, she also expressed that timelines s in hoeing and weeding was possible by using weeder which other wise would not have been possible using hoeing with bullocks and manual weeding.

By seeing this, 5 - 6 SHG members in each group started using the weeder in various crops . On an average they save Rs. 500 to 1000/acre towards the labour cost for weeding operation. By seeing the success of technology , other farmwomen in the village have contacted Smt. Gangavva and used the weeder in their fields.

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Thus, the twin wheel hoe weeder demonstrated by KVK has reduced the cost incurred for weeding as well as enhanced the yield apart from reducing the drudgery of farmwomen in weeding operation.

2. Vermicompost: A cost effective input for sustainable production

Mr. Gurappa Basappa Chavadi of Surakod village in Naragund block owns 20 acre of dry land cultivating crops such as maize, greengram, bengalgram and onion. He used to purchase chemical fertilizers worth Rs.40000 -50000 every year. Prolonged use of chemical fertilizers has deteriorated the soil fertility status and the production of the land started declining until he came in contact with KVK during 2003 -04. During this period, he attended training on management of soil fertility and vermicomposting at KVK. He interacted with the KVK scientists about his farm and shown interest for establis hment of vermicompost unit. Initially he started with a single pit with size of 20' x 4' x 3' and harvested 20 quintals of vermicompost. He applied the vermicompost to the Kharif crops such as maize, onion and greengram during 2004-05. As there was long dry spell of rains during t hat year, the fields of Mr. Chavadi didn’t show withering symptoms compared to his neighbour’s fields. He was convinced about the role of vermicompost in retaining the soil moisture. The farmer harvested 5 Qtl of greengram, 30 Qtl of maize and 30 quintal s of onion per ha. The yield levels were better than his fellow farmers and in addition he saved about Rs.50 ,000/- on cost of chemical fertilizer s. During the same year Mr. Chavadi extended the vermicompost unit. i.e he established 5 additional pits of size 20' x 4' x 3' with Rs.30,000 financial assistance from Department of Horticulture, Government of Karnataka. With the strengthening of vermicompost production on his site, Mr. Chavadi at present is producing 250 to 300 bags of vermicompost and is app lying the s ame to all the crops cultivated in his 20 acre of land. He says that the continuous application of vermicompost to his fields for last 3 -4 year has improved the soil fertility status which inturn has enhanced the productivity of land. Even dur ing drought years , he was able to get sustainable income from his lands. Production and application of vermicompost ha ve not only added value to his land but reduced the cost of cultivation and improved his socio-economic condition.

The neighbouring farmers of Mr. Chavadi in the village are approaching him for technical guidance on sustainable crop production. Eight farmers of the village have already started vermicompost production under the guidance of Mr. Chavadi.

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3. Seed is his bread earner: A Success story of a cotton seed production farmer: Mr. Shambulinga Veerappa Halakeri is a big farmer hailing from Huilgol village of Gadag block & district. He has a land holding of 25 Acres and the income from their crops was not sufficient enough to maintain his livelihood because of erratic rainfall. At one point of time Mr. Halakeri thought of quitting the agricultural profession. During 2004-05, KVK conducted front line demonstration on Integrated Crop Management in herbaceum cotton. Mr. Halakeri became one of the participant farmer. KVK introduced DDHC-11 variety of herbaceum cotton along with application of vermicompost and bio-feriliser. He harvested 7 quintals of seed cotton during that year. KVK advised him to gin the cotton to get the seeds of DDHC-11 variety as it is high yielding. Accordingly, he produced 2 quintals of seeds and sold to his fellow farmers during the next year at the rate of Rs.30 per Kg. During 2005-06, he approached KVK for taking up large scale seed production of DDHC-11 variety. KVK facilitated him to purchase foundation seeds and he took seed production of Cotton on 12 acres of his land and produced 20 quintals of seeds and earned Rs. 60000/- from the sales of seed. Since then, the farmer is producing 20-25 quintals of seeds every year and earning Rs. 60000-70,000. He is of the opinion that proper in-situ soil moisture conservation along with application of vermicompost and biofertilisers has helped him to produce good quality seeds. He has learnt the art of business in seed production as there are no organised marketing outlets for the pure Cotton seed.

Looking in to the success of Mr. Halakeri, farmers from neighbouring villages, Hadagali and Gujamagadi have approached KVK for foundation seeds for taking up Cotton seed production.

10.D. Innovative methodology or innovative technology of Transfer of Technology developed and used during the year i) Under Rastriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) Project, an information KIOSK has been established at KVK by University of Agricultural Science, Dharwad. The information KIOSK contains relevant information for the farmers in the area of agriculture, horticulture and animal husbandry. Farmers who visit KVK have been using the KIOSK for their technological needs. So far the user friendly KIOSK is used by 3000 farmers. ii) KVK has started mobile message services to farmers on need based agricultural and animal husbandry aspects. Tips on weather and market rate of commodities is also delivered to farmers. So far 600 farmers have registered for the SMS services.

10.E. Details of indigenous technology practiced by the farmers in the KVK operational area which can be considered for technology development

S Crop / ITK Practiced Purpose of ITK Enterprise 1 Groundnut Mixing of cowpea seeds Management of sucking pest 2 Groundnut Pulling of accasia tree Management of leaf branches over groundnut minor pest crop 3 Jasmine Letting sheep and goat in Management of mites Jasmine orchard

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10.F. Specific training need analysis

Implementation of Farmers Field School has facilitated to identify the specific needs of groundnut and bengalgram growers as there was season long interaction between KVK scientists and farmers.

Training need assessment workshop was held at UAS Dharwad wherein, KVK scientists and officers of developmental departments interacted over the training need requirement of Gadag district farmers. A comprehensive document was prepared on the training needs of farmers and extension functionaries.

10.G. Field activities

i. Number of villages adopted : 8 ii. No. of farm families selected : 475 iii. No. of survey/PRA conducted : 5

10.H. Activities of Soil and Water Testing Laboratory

Status of establishment of Lab : 1.Year of establishment : 01-07-2005

2.List of equipments purchased with amount : Cost Sl. Name of the Equipment Qty. (Rs. in No lakhs) A) Non-recurring contingency 1 Spectrophotometer 1 0.60 2 Flame photometer 1 0.50 3 PH meter 1 0.10 4 Conductivity bridge 1 0.10 5 Physical balance 1 0.10 6 Chemical balance 1 1.00 7 Water distillation still 1 1.00 8 Orbital shaker 2 0.60 9 Shaker 2 0.50 10 Refrigerator 1 0.20 11 Oven with optional attachments 1 0.15 12 Hot plate with all models 1 0.25 13 Grinder with motor 1 0.30 14 Laboratory set up (all basic facilities) 3.20 Total A 8.60 A) Recurring contingency 1 Chemical & glasswares 2.50 2 Petty items 0.20 3 Soil and plant sample processing and storage facility 0.50 Total B 3.20 Grand Total (A+B) 11.80

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Details of samples analyzed so far since establishment of SWTL :

No. of Samples No. of Farmers No. of Amount realized Details analyzed benefited Villages (Rs.) Soil Samples 1145 1113 46 44375 Water Samples 155 155 19 7375 Plant samples 28 28 4 2100 Manure samples - - - - Others (specify) - - - - Total 1378 1296 69 53850

Details of samples analyzed during the reporting period :

No. of Samples No. of Farmers Amount Details No. of Villages analyzed benefited realized Soil Samples 426 394 13 21300 Water Samples 37 37 5 2775 Plant samples 28 28 4 2100 Manure samples - - - - Others (specify) - - - - Total 491 459 22 26175

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PART X- IMPACT

11.A. Impact of KVK activities

Sl. Name of specific technology/skill No. of % of Change in income (Rs.) No. transferred participants adoption Before After (Rs./Unit) (Rs./Unit) 1 Management of leaf eating 225 50 Rs.12000/ha Rs.17000/ha caterpillar in Sunflower 2 Compartment bunding in greengram 170 65 Rs.8000/ha Rs.13500/ha 3 Enrichment of dry fodder 458 30 3 lit/day/ 4 lit/day/ buffaloe buffaloe 4 Seed treatment with imidacloprid in 150 30 Rs.15000/ha Rs.25000- chilli for management of thrips & 30000/ha mites 5 Preparation of vermicelli 45 60 Rs.15000- Rs.35000- 20000/ annum 50000/unit/ annum 6 Powdery mildew management in 84 50 Rs.12000/ha Rs.18000- sunflower 20000/ha 7 Boron application in sunflower 120 40 Rs.13000/ha Rs.17000- 20000/ha 8 Nipping in desi cotton 200 50 Rs.7000/ha Rs.10000- 12000/ha NB:Should be based on actual study, questionnaire/group discussion etc. with ex-participants.

11.B. Cases of large scale adoption

1) Compartment bunding for In-situ soil moisture conservation: KVK has been promoting soil and water conservation technologies through implementation of Watershed development programme, training and demonstration of In-situ soil moisture conservation practices. Every year during April-May, KVK organizes sensitization programme in the villages on the importance of soil moisture conservation especially compartment bunding. Apart from this, front line demonstrations are being organized. Farmers have been very much impressed by the positive effect of compartment bunding as it helps for in-situ soil moisture conservation. This technology has been practiced in an area of about 25,000 ha by the farmers. Farmers adopting compartment bunding have obtained the sustainable yields in Kharif crops like greengram, groundnut, onion and chilli during long dry spell seasons.

2) Enrichment of dry fodder for enhanced milk production: Dairy farming is the important subsidiary occupation of farmers in Gadag district. Availability of green fodder is the major problem as there is little irrigation facility and feeding of dry fodder is the only option for the farmers. Due to this reason, productivity of milk gets decreased. Considering the importance of dairy enterprise to the district economy, KVK has been imparting training programmes to farmers and farm women under Swarn Jayanti Grama Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) on management of milch animals with main

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emphasis on animal nutrition. Every year about 500-600 farmers and farm women are being trained on animal nutrition. Demonstrations are conducted on enrichment of dry fodder. Farmers have adopted this technology as it is cost effective. So far KVK has trained about 5000 farmers and farm women and majority of them are feeding their animal with enriched dry fodder.

3) Adoption of DSV-6 variety of Kharif Jowar: Jowar is one of the important cereal crop grown in Kharif season in Gadag district. It is being cultivated in an area of about 18,000 ha, mainly in Shirahatti and Mundaragi blocks under rainfed situation.

Under front line demonstrations, KVK introduced DSV-6 variety of kharif Jowar from the year 206-07 to 2008-09 in an area of 15 ha wherein 24 farmers participated in the programme from 7 villages. The variety has been accepted by the farmers as it is high yielding and has good grain and fodder quality. Every year, KVK facilitated the FLD farmers to retain the seeds for providing to fellow farmers. During 2008-09, the area under DSV-6 variety was spread in an area of about 500 ha in the district mainly through network of FLD farmers’ Self Help Groups.

11.C. Details of impact analysis of KVK activities carried out during the reporting period

I. IMPACT OF ASTER INTRODUCTION THROUGH FLD

Papanashi is a small village located 18 km away from KVK head quarters. The village has cultivated land of 800 ha. wherein crops like greengram, groundnut, onion, chilli, jowar, bengalgram are grown under rainfed situation and flower crops of chrysanthemum, jasmine and crossandra are being cultivated under irrigated situation. There are 32 irrigation pumpsets belonging to small and marginal farmers irrigating about 45 ha. Major source of income for this category of farmers is chrysanthemum crop which is being cultivated by about 32 farmers each in an area ranging from 0.1 to 1 ha.

Chrysanthemum crop is planted in the month of April-May and flowers are harvested during Ganesh, Dasara and Deepavali festival which fall in the month of August – October. Due to glut in the market, the prices of flower is very much fluctuating and as the flower is a perishable commodity, the farmers are forced to sell the flowers at throw-away prices. Some times price of flower falls at the rate of Rs. 2 per Kg thereby by incurring heavy losses to farmers.

Considering the importance of flower crops to the village economy, KVK introduced Aster as an alternate flower crop in the village by organizing Front Line

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Demonstration during 2005-06. Production technology of Aster crop using Phule Ganesh variety was demonstrated in an area of 1 ha. involving 4 farmers.

The crop was raised during May-June and the farmers were able to get the good market for the flower during festival months of July, August and September. Details of FLD results are presented below.

Name of farmer Area Flower Yield Gross Net (ha) yield (Qtl./ha) income income (Kg) (Market rate Rs./ha @ Rs.4000/Qtl.) Mr. K.S.Patil 0.1 450 45.0 180000 144500 Mr. G.G.Kulkarni 0.1 610 61.0 244000 208500 Mr. K.K.Hiremath 0.1 575 57.50 230000 194500 Mr. S.M.Adnur 0.1 520 52.0 208000 172500

Farmers were very much impressed by the net income from the Aster cultivation compared to Chrysanthemum cultivation.

Impact of FLD on spread of Aster : There has been a steady increase in the area under Aster in Papanashi village. It is the only village which is growing Aster in Gadag district. At present area under Aster crop in the village is 8 ha. It is being grown by 23 farmers in an area ranging from 0.1 ha to 0.4 ha. The planting is done in such a way that harvesting should coincide with festival months of July – October. During the last 3 years the price of Aster flower has never come down below Rs.25 per Kg of flower. Farmers have received highest price of Rs.120 per kg of flower. This is in contrast to Chrysanthemum flower which price ranged from Rs.1 per kg to Rs.100 per kg during last 3 years.

The matrix ranking of both the flower crops with respect to different parameters as expressed by the farmers is a presented below.

Parameters Chrysanthemum Aster Market price Highly fluctuating Stable Cost of cultivation High Low Labour requirement More Less Intercultivation Not possible Possible No. of irrigation More Less required Consumer preference Medium High

Even though the Chrysanthemum is high yielder, the fluctuation of market price coupled with high cost of cultivation has made the farmers to slowly adopt Aster cultivation as its market is stable and cost of cultivation is less.

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II. IMPACT OF WOMEN DRUDGERY REDUCING EQUIPMENTS

INTRODUCTION

Women as human resource in India constitute 50% of the total population and about 77% of them belong to rural areas. Majority of them come from small and marginal farming families and landless families. Their main occupation is agriculture and allied act ivities involving them either as cultivators or as agricultural labourers. Though concern for the emancipation of rural women has grown, not much has been done to address the real problems of farmwomen.

In this backdrop, K.H.Patil Krishi Vigyan Kendra made efforts to understand the problems faced by farmwomen especially in Gadag district so as to address the same through various activities and programmes. Following is the diagram showing specific problems of women folk in the district.

Attributing fa ctors for the problems:

The daily work schedule of rural women is very demanding. They shoulder numerous responsibilities both in home and on farm. The activities like sowing seeds, transplantation, weeding, fertiliser application, harvesting, cleaning, storing of produce, cooking, collecting of firewood, cleaning of utensils, washing of clothes etc are mainly done by women. The amount of time spent by women per day in field and household activities of women in Gadag district is dep icted below.

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Time spent by farmwomen in farm and home activities

1 0 Farm 9 activities 8 Rest 7

6 Cooking 5 It is observed from the figure that Rural women is on duty for 12 to 18 hours a day and even more 4 Washing of with3 virtually no leisure. Women have to do arduouclothess work & both in the farm and in the home. Rural womenTime(Hours) spend most of her time in farm activities followedutensils by householdCollection activities. of With respect to field 2 water & fire activities, women are using hand tools or using their hands or feet. Somewood of the equipments available in the1 market now were basically developed for male workers and women workers have to use such equipments0 whenever required. As a result the output of women works is lower and resulting in occupational health problems. Apart from this,Activities some of the tools that are developed for rural women are not reaching at village level. This leads to increased drudgeries in field operations. Therefore, the technologies which are suitable to farmwomen have to be disseminated to rural women to increase their efficiency and to get higher returns.

For the household activities like cooking, cleaning and collection of firewood, women spends 6 to 8 hours and experience lot of stress and strain. Especially the unpleasant environment in kitchen due to smoke causes lot of health problems among rural women. Though lot of research has been done and the smokeless chulhas have been developed but still in rural area, women are using traditional chulha with traditional cooking in traditional vessels.

Hence Krishi Vigyan Kendra has introduced two “ Drudgery reducing equipments ’’ for both home and farm activities carried out by farm women.

I) DRUDGERY REDUCING EQUIPMENT FOR HOME

(i) SITUATION / BACKGROUND

Gadag district is basically a drought prone area and forest area is very negligible. Due to scarcity of firewood, rural women have to walk 4-5 kms in collecting firewood and they have to spend most of their leisure time in search of firewood. A medium size family requires 10 to 15 kgs of firewood per day for cooking as well as for hot water purpose. Because of using traditional vessels and traditional chulas, the rural families need very high quantities of fire wood (10-15 kg) daily. Apart from this, on average rural women spend 4-5 hours per day for cooking. The inhalation of smoke during cooking hours causes health problem among rural women. Many research studies have proved that cooking in traditional chulha for 3 hours a day is equal to smoking of 20 cigarettes per day. So to reduce the

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cooking hours of rural women and to reduce their drudgery in colleting firewood, KVK contacted Rural Home Science College, Dhrawad in the year 2004-05 for supply of Surakshita Cooker for conducting front line demonstrations. Accordingly, KVK purchased two Surakshita cookers from RHSC college, Dharwad and demonstrated the same to farmwomen to solve their problems especially as to i. How to reduce the number of hours of exposure of farm women to smoky kitchen. ii. How to minimize the usage of firewood quantity as firewood collection is a drudgery experienced by the women folk.

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Gadag introduced Surakshita cooker developed by Rural Home Science College, UAS, Dharwad to farmwomen in the year 2004-05 to demonstrate as to how is it possible to cook faster with less fuel.

(ii) SURAKSHITA COOKER

“ Surakshita cooker ” is a steam cooker in which rice, dhal and vegetables are cooked at a time. It is a round bottom aluminium vessel with a tight lid on it. This forms the main body of the steam cooker. A perforated plate and three containers which fit on one another are provided. A whistle is fixed on top of the lid to indicate when the food is cooked. This surakshita cooker was demonstrated in three villages. After the demonstrations, farmwomen were given cooker to use on rotation basis. After repeated usage of cooker farmwomen expressed some of the problems they encountered while using the cooker. Problems faced by farmwomen in using Surakshita Cooker: • Durability was less due to thin metal sheet ( 28 guaze) as they found that the repeated cleaning everyday reduced the thickness • Capacity of cooker bowls was less (500-600gm capacity ) as food was not sufficient to their families • Sharp Bottom edge of Surakshita cooker catches only 60-70% of fire and hence they found wastage of fire. (Reduced fuel efficiency)

Based on the above problems and the feedback obtained from farmwomen the Surakshita cooker was refined by Home scientist of KVK.

(iii) THE REFINEMENT MADE BY KVK

KVK made following refinements to solve the problems faced by farm women while using Surkashita Cooker. • Refined with 18 guaze metal (thicker metal) that increased the durability of cooker (for about 10 to 12years). • Increased the capacity of cooker bowls to 1000-1200gm capacity to suit to medium size family . • Modified the bottom edge of the cooker from sharp to round shape to catch full fire of the chulha and to enhance fuel efficiency

With the above modifications, the cooker was refined in the year 2004-05. This modified cooker was named as “KISSAN COOKER” by KVK, Gadag. The women were very much impressed with this Kissan cooker as it fulfilled their demands for refinement. Then the Kissan Cooker was compared

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with Surakshita Cooker and traditional cooking by conducting series of assessments with farm women. The following are the results of assessments.

Comparative analysis of cooking in Traditional vessels, Surakshita cooker and Kissan cooker

Parameters Traditional Vessels (3 separate utensils Surakshita Kissan are required to cook 3 separate items) cooker cooker (Developed by (Refined by Vessel-I for Vessel-II for Vessel-III UAS, KVK, Gadag) Rice Dhal for Potato Dharwad) Quantity (gms) of food 500 400 250 200+200+250 500+400+250 Cooked =650 =1150

Time (Minute) to cook 105 35 30 above quantity food Fuel (gms)consumed to 1025 300 250 cook above quantity food Quantity cooked in one 0.66 kg 1.12 kg 2.30 kg hour Fuel required to cook 0.89 kg 0.46 kg 0.22 kg one kg of food Cost of fuel per kg of Rs.1.78 Rs.0.92 Rs.0.44 food cooked

After conducting assessment studies and obtaining satisfactory results, the Kissan Cooker was introduced to farmwomen through demonstrations every year in different villages of the district and the details of FLDs are given hereafter.

(iv) FRONT LINE DEMONSTRATIONS ON KISSAN COOKER

After the acceptance of technology by farmwomen, every year KVK started conducting Front Line Demonstrations on Kissan cooker. The SHG members were called in one place and the result demonstrations were facilitated. The details of demonstrations conducted are given below.

Yearwise and villagewise demonstrations conducted

Year Village No. of demonstratio ns No. Of SHG members conducted attended 2005-06 Kadadi 13 245 Hulkoti Kanavi 2006-07 Mallasamudra Keralli 4 74 Harthi

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Year Village No. of demonstratio ns No. Of SHG members conducted attended 2007-08 Chikkahandigol 3 58 Kurthakoti Total 20 377

(v) INTRODUCTION OF KISSAN COOKER TO OTHER KVKS

Meanwhile, during Annual Review Meetings, the technology assessment and FLD on Kissan cooker were presented by KVK, Gadag and this facilitated learnings to other KVKs. Then many KVKs requested for supply of Kissan cookers for FLDs in their districts. The details are given below. Name of the KVKs/Institutes No. of cookers supplied Within the state KVK, Mysore 10 KVK, Raichur 10 KVK, Dharwad 10 Rural Home Science College, UAS Dharwad 5 KVK, 10 KVK, Gulbarga 6 KVK, Bellary 10 KVK, Bijapur 5 KVK, Bidar 10 Out of state KVK, Pondicherry 10 KVK, Kasaragod (Kerala State) 3 KVK, Thiruvannamalai (Tamilnadu State) 10 KVK, Sholapur (Maharashtra State) 30 Total supplied 129

(vi) POPULARISATION OF KISSAN COOKERS THROUGH EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

In addition to conducting FLDs on Kissan Cookers in adopted villages, KVK made efforts to popularise the equipment through various extension activities. KVK also involved Host Institution to conduct Results Demonstrations in many villages. The details are given below. Extension activities carried out to popularise Kissan Cookers Sl. No. Extension activity No. of activities No. of participants 1 Exhibitions 25 8000 2 Articles in leading News 2 - Papers/Magazines 3 Leaflet 1 1000 4 Radio talk 2 - 5 TV 2 - 6 Result Demonstrations 90 800

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The article on Kissan cooker was published in Newspaper and in Adike Patrike (Enclosed). By seeing this many farmwomen from Sirsi, Kumata, Mangalore, Raichur etc contacted our Kendra and the Kissan cookers were supplied to them. More than 350 cookers were supplied to farmwomen in Gadag district. In this way, this work of KVK is a classical example of fulfilling its mandate of Technology Assessment, Refinement, Demonstration and Dissemination. Ist Stage: Conducted Front Line Demonstration on Surakshita Cooker developed by Rural Home Science College, UAS, Dharwad. KVK received Feed Back & Assessed the cooker in light of farmwomen’s requirements. II nd Stage: Refinement of Surakshita Cooker to overcome the deficiencies. The refined equipment was named as “Kissan Cooker”. III rd Stage Conducted: Conducted Front Line Demonstrations with Kissan Cooker and supplied more than 350 Kissan cookers to interested farm women, KVKs and others. IV th Stage: Dissemination of refined technology through various extension methods was carried out

(vii) IMPACT OF THE KISSAN COOKER In view of its importance, Krishi Vigyan Kendra made an effort to study the impact of Kissan cooker with the following objectives.  How the refined Kissan cooker has reduced drudgery of farmwomen in cooking & collecting firewood.  How Kissan Cooker has enhanced cooking efficiency.  How Kissan Cooker has helped in saving time in cooking and collecting firewood

(a) METHODOLOGY

The study was conducted in the selected villages of Gadag district, where in the demonstrations were conducted from 2005-06 to 2008-09. The data was collected from the FLD participants as well as farmwomen who purchased the Kissan Cookers through self structured questionnaires (20 farm women), focussed group discussion (42 farm women) and also through ex-trainees meet (65 farm women). Totally 127 farmwomen who are using the cooker from past 3-4 years were consulted for the impact study and the results have been extrapolated to number of cookers sold by KVK in Gadag district. (b) OUTPUT

After conducting demonstrations, initially one to two farmwomen came forward to purchase the cooker. By seeing the usage & result and the feedback given to other farmwomen in and around village facilitated the other farmwomen to purchase the Kissan cooker. More than 350 cookers were purchased from our KVK by the farm women in four years and each cooker costs Rs.400 per piece.

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(c) OUTCOME AND IMPACT

(1) Details of Time Saving in Cooking: Farmwomen saved cosiderable of time by using Kissan cooker. The following table gives the details of time saved by them.

Total no. of cookers Time saved per day Time saved for 356 Time saved for 356 being used (hours) through each women/day women/annum cooker 356 2 hours 712 hours 259880 hours

Time saved per day by using Kissan Cooker was analysed. A farmwoman saves 2 hours per day by using Kissan cooker for cooking. Totally 356 cookers were being used by farmwomen and they save 712 hours/day. For one year 259880 hours is saved by 356 women. Apart from saving of time, the cooking drudgery and inhalation of smoke is reduced daily by 2 hours. This made women to feel better in Kitchen. (2) Details of Fuel Saved by using Kissan Cooker: In addition to saving in time of cooking, there was also saving of fuel used by farm women. The details are given below.

Quantity of firewood saved/annum for cooking using Kissan Cooker Total no. of cookers Fuel saved per day Fuel saved per Fuel saved by 356 being used (Kg) annum (Kg) by each farmwomen/annum by using each cooker family (Kg) 356 pieces 3 Kg 1095 389820

It is observed from the table, that farmwomen save 3 Kgs of firewood per day for cooking by using Kissan cooker. For one year a woman saves 1095 Kgs of firewood by using Kissan cooker. Apart from this, drudgery and time in collecting and cutting of firewood by farmwomen is also reduced. (3) Money saved on firewood: Due to savings in fuel consumption, money spent and drudgery of collecting firewood have also been reduced. The details are as follows.

Total no. of Fuel saved Fuel Cost/Kg Total saved Total saved cookers per day (Kg.) saved/annum (Rs.) Cost/day cost per being used (Kg.) (Rs.) annum (Rs.) 356 3 Kg 1095 4 4380 1598700

Money saved on firewood was analysed based on the firewood saved per day by farmwomen for cooking using Kissan cooker. Total saved cost per annum by 356 women is about Rs.15.98 lakhs. (4) Matrix Ranking by Farm Women using Kissan Cooker Farm women were facilitated to make a matrix ranking between cooking through traditional equipments and Kissan cooker. The details are given below.

Particulars Traditional Kissan Remarks cooking cooker Time required for cooking/day More Less Firewood required for cooking/day 2.5 Kg 0.5 Kg (Boiling of rice, dhal & vegetables) Cost of cooking Rs.10.00 Rs.2.00 (Fuel cost @ Rs. 4/Kg) Drudgery in cooking More Less Number of food items cooked at a time in One Three one chulha Continuous attention in cooking Required Not Overflowing of food required particles during cooking in Kissan

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Particulars Traditional Kissan Remarks cooking cooker cooker is not there Food taste & smell Less tasty More tasty as food is cooked in closed containers

(viii) PUBLICATIONS/PAPER PRINTED

(a) Article published in Adike Patrike, March 2008

(b) Article published in Samyukta Karnataka, March 2007

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(ix) Contact details of Farmwomen who can be contacted

PLACE AND ADDRESSES OF THE FARMWOMEN

1) Smt. Vijayalaxmi Somaraddi Ramenahalli At post: Asundi, Tq. & Dist.: Gadag

2) Smt. Jayashree Benni At post: Tq. & Dist.: Gadag

3) Smt. Yellavva Basappa Kavalur At post: Basapur Tq.& Dist.: Gadag

4) Smt. Veena Bailey At post: Hombal Tq. & Dist.: Gadag

5) Smt. Kusuma Bhandi At post: Dundur Tq. & Dist.: Gadag

(x) CONCLUSION: The Kissan Cooker refined, demonstrated, disseminated and popularised by KVK, Gadag has significantly reduced the drudgery of farm women in cooking and collecting firewood. The medium size family can save 60 hours of time and 90 Kgs of firewood per month. The saving in cost of firewood per month per family is about Rs. 360/-.

II. DRUDGERY REDUCING EQUIPMENT FOR FARM

(i) SITUATION/BACKGROUND

With fragmentation of land holdings, the number of small and marginal farmers is increasing year by year. The small land holding of 1-2 Ha is sown by the farm families, with many field crops in both Kharif and Rabi season. Majority of these families do not have bullock pairs which are required to take up hoeing work or intercultivation in between crops rows aimed at (i) loosening soil for better aeration (ii) to block small cracks in the soil through which evaporation takes place and (iii) to control weeds in the field. For these small and marginal farmers, hiring of a bullock pair for hoeing is a costly affair (Rs.400/day/bullock pair) as well as non-availability of bullock pair in time is another problem faced by them. Although human resource in the form of family labour is available, but there was no suitable equipment to take up hoeing operation which is equivalent to hoeing by bullock pair. The women of these families used the bullock drawn hoeing equipment with their hands as the bullock pair was not available in time on hiring basis. But the drudgery of using a bullock drawn hoeing equipment by women was too severe and the pain experienced by farmwomen was too much. In this background, KVK, Gadag contacted Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering (CIAE) in the year 2003 to provide a suitable weeder that can be operated by farm women. Accordingly CIAE, Bhopal supplied Twin Wheel Weeders to KVK. These twin wheel hoe weeders were demonstrated in farmers’ fields under Front Line Demonstrations of KVK during the year 2003-04 to solve specific problems of small and marginal

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land holding families in respect to (i) weeding (ii) loosening soil for better aeration & absorption of rain water and (iii) to block small cracks that allows evaporation from soil.

(ii) DESCRIPTION OF TWIN WHEEL HOE WEEDER :

Twin wheel hoe weeder developed by CIAE, Bhopal is a manually operated push pull type weeder. It consists of twin wheels, frame, “V” shape blade with “U” type clamp and handle. It uproots and cuts weeds in upland row crops and is used for inter-cultivation or hoeing operation. The equipment is operated at optimum soil moisture condition and preferably after 20-25 days of sowing i.e., when the weeds are small at 1 to 3 cm height.

Specifications of weeder: Dimensions (L X W X H) : 168 X 57 X 36 cms Weight : 4.5 Kg Power Source : One person at a time

(iii) INTRODUCTION OF WEEDER TO FARMWOMEN THROUGH FRONT LINE DEMONSTRATIONS

During 2003-04, the twin wheel hoe weeder was introduced to farmwomen through Front Line Demonstrations. After repeated usage of twin wheel hoe weeder, farmwomen expressed some of the problems like non-suitability of blade to various crops like Jowar, Greengram, Sunflower, Onion etc. Their feedback was recorded throughout the season. Then based on the farm women’s feedback and problems, the refinement of twin wheel hoe weeder was proposed for the year 2004-05.

(iv) REFINEMENT OF TWIN WHEEL HOE WEEDER Based on the feedback received by the farm women of marginal and small land holding families, KVK took up the refinement of the weeder to suit to local conditions in Gadag district. The following two refinements were made in the weeder during the year 2004-05 (a) The blade of twin wheel hoe weeder was changed from “V” shape (120 0) to Horizontal shape (180 0)

1) to reduce pain in the shoulders of farm women and 2) to cover more inter row space (b) The blade of weeder after getting in to horizontal shape was prepared in 3 sizes viz., 9”, 10” & 12” to suit to the inter row space of crops in Gadag district such as Greengram, Groundnut, Onion etc which are sown in different row spacing.

With above modifications, the refined weeder was experimented with farm women throughout the season. The feedback of farm women was recorded. These feedback revealed that, the refined twin wheel hoe weeder has (i) reduced their drudgery as the pain in shoulder got reduced substantially (ii) the area covered for hoeing per unit time got increased (iii) the timeliness in weeding/hoeing kept the fields free from weeds (iv) quick covering of small cracks especially in black soils that helped in

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stopping evaporation and (v) one person can operate the weeder whereas the traditional hoe needed minimum of two persons.

(v) FRONT LINE DEMONSTRATION OF REFINED TWIN WHEEL HOE WEEDER With acceptance of refined weeder, KVK started conducting demonstrations on Twin Wheel Hoe Weeder to SHGs from 2005-06. The SHG members belonging to small and marginal land holding families were selected who are not having a pair of bullocks for the demonstrations. The FLDs were conducted in the SHG representative’s fields, where in all the SHG members participated and later the implement was kept with that SHG for further use of their remaining members. So that all the members of SHG can make use of that implement in their respective fields.

Table-1. Details of Demonstrations conducted from 2005-06 to 2009-10 Year No of SHGs covered No. of Demonstrations conducted 2005-06 10 96 2006-07 8 104 2007-08 6 72 2008-09 3 39 2009-10 8 104 Total 35 415

(vi) EXTENSION ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT TO POPULARISE TWIN WHEEL HOE WEEDER In addition to Demonstrations, the weeder has been popularized through various extension activities. The details are given below in Table -2 Table-2. Details of Extension activities carried Extension Activity No. of activities No. of participates Exhibitions 15 5000 Article in leading Newspapers / 2 - magazines Radio talk 4 - TV 3 - Farm Advisory Services 60 2000 Method Demonstrations 90 3000

Because of these extension activities, there was demand for refined weeders from many places. Therefore KVK got a supply of about 270 CIAE developed weeders and refined them to suit to local conditions and sold the same to farm women.

Further, the weeder was also popularized by publishing the article in Newspaper. By seeing the article, many farmers from Tumakur, Hasan, Chikkamangalore, Bellary, Gangavati, Bangalore etc. have personally visited KVK and purchased the weeder.

After conducting demonstrations, more than 350 farmwomen have used the weeder in their fields for Kharif and Rabi crops. The article published in News paper helped other farmers and farmwomen to purchase the weeder. As a result of all these activities a total of 545 farm women in Gadag district are using Twin Wheel Hoe Weeder (350 SHG members and 195 non SHG members)

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(vii) IMPACT STUDY ON TWIN WHEEL HOE WEEDER By seeing the widespread usage and continuous demand for the equipment by farmwomen, KVK made an effort to study the impact of Twin Wheel Hoe Weeder with the following objectives.  How the refined twin wheel hoe weeder has helped in reducing drudgery of farmwomen in hoeing and weeding operation.  How the weeder has ensured timeliness in field operations especially among small and marginal farmers.  How the weeder has reduced cost of cultivation.

1. Methodology followed for Impact study:

The study was conducted in the selected villages of Gadag district, where in demonstrations were conducted from 2004-05 to 2009-10. The data was elicited from the FLD participants and other women through self structured questionnaires (20 farm women), through ex-trainees meetings (45 farm women) and through focused group (28 farm women) discussion. Totally 93 farmwomen who are using the weeder from past 3-4 years were selected for the study.

2. Outcome and Impact (a) Labour requirement: The use of weeder has benefitted in many ways to the farm women. They have experimented and used the weeder in many crops like Green gram, Groundnut, Rabi Jowar, Bengalgram and Onion. Few farmers have used weeder for vegetable crops like Chilli and Brinjal crop. The analysis has been made with respect to the labour requirement and cost for weeding and hoeing operation in Twin Wheel Hoe Weeder and hoeing with bullocks (Please refer Table 4).

It is observed from the Table- 4 that for Green gram crop the labour requirement per hectare for hoeing with bullocks and hand weeding is 28. But with twin wheel hoe weeder and hand weeding, only 15 labours are required. The cost required per hectare in Green gram crop with twin wheel hoe weeder is Rs. 900, where as it is Rs.1980 in hoeing with bullocks and hand weeding. In addition farmwomen expressed that timeliness in weeding and hoeing operation is possible only by using weeder which otherwise is not possible in hoeing with bullocks.

For groundnut crop, inter cultivation and manual hand weeding requires higher labour requirement, i.e. 46. In case of twin wheel hoe weeder for Groundnut crop, the inter cultivation is done thrice and 24 labourers are required for manual weeding. Totally 30 labours are required for manual hoeing and weeding operation. Usually hoeing with twin wheel hoe weeder is done by the family members. So the inter cultivation with twin wheel hoe weeder requires less cost, less labour and is affordable by the small and marginal farmers. In addition, the timeliness in weeding and hoeing operation is possible in case of twin wheel hoe weeder. Similarly for Rabi Jowar and Bengalgram crops, the labour requirement is more for inter cultivation with bullocks. The cost incurred per hectare in Bullock hoeing with hand weeding is Rs. 1680/- and it is only Rs.960/- in case of twin wheel hoe weeder with hand weeding.

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The labour requirement for Onion crop was more in case of hoeing with bullocks (81) as compared to hoeing with twin wheel hoe weeder (48). This is because, the inter-cultivation with bullocks was not possible when the crop is small i.e., within 45 days of sowing due to stampering by bullocks and also mechanical damage of the Onion bulb due to the impact of bullock drawn inter-cultivation equipment. But in case of twin wheel hoe weeder, the inter-cultivation is possible and the damage is avoided. On an average the cost required per hectare in hoeing with bullocks was 50% more when compared to hoeing with weeder.

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Table-4 Comparison between Twin wheel hoeing and Bullock pair hoeing Sl. Crop Bullock hoeing + Hand weeding Twin wheel hoe weeder + Hand weeding No. No. of No. of No. of No. of Total no. Total No. of No. of No. of No. of Total No. Total Savings hoeings labours times of labours of Cost/ times of labours times of labours of labours Cost/ made by require hand required labours ha hoeing required hand required required ha per bullock d for weeding per ha required/ * by per ha weeding per ha /ha (Rs) hactare pair/ha bullock per ha ha ** weeder/ per ha * by using hoeing/ ha weeder ha (Rs.) 1 Gree gram 1 3 2 25 28 1980 3 3 1 12 15 900 1080 2 Groundnut 2 6 2 40 46 3360 3 6 2 24 30 1800 1560 3 Rabi Jowar 2 6 1 12 18 1680 3 6 1 10 16 960 720 4 Bengalgram 2 6 1 12 18 1680 3 6 1 10 16 960 720 5 Onion 2 6 3 75 81 5460 4 8 2 40 48 2880 2580

*Labour charges : Rs. 60/day ** Rent for bullock hoeing (ha) : Rs.300/-

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(b) Time required details: Time required for hoeing with twin wheel hoe weeder and with Bullock hoeing was analysed in Table – 5 as follows.

Table-5 Time required for hoeing operation with Twin Wheel Hoe Weeder and with Bullock hoeing: Particular s Time Labour Cost/ha Time Labour Cost/ha required for required (Rs.) required for required (Rs) hoeing with per hacter * hoeing with (ha) ** Twin Wheel Bullocks hoe Weeder per hacter per hacter Kharif crops 10-12 hours 2 120 5-6 hours 3 labours 480 (300+180) Rabi crops 6-7 hours 1 60 4-5 hours 3 labours 480 (300+180) Total 180 960 *Cost for hoeing with Bullocks: Rs. 300 ** Labours cost/day : Rs. 60 It was found that time required for hoeing with weeder was more as compared to hoeing with bullocks. On contrary the labour requirement and cost per hactare for hoeing with bullocks was more when compared to hoeing with weeder. Many a times in operating twin wheel hoe weeder, the family labour is involved.

In addition, the time required for hoeing with bullock pair and with weeder varies from season to season (Rabi and Kharif season). This is because the weed infestation and the weed population are more in Kharif season. This necessitates more time requirement for hoeing operation where as the weed infestation in Rabi crops is less as the crops are raised under residual soil moisture and generally cool weather prevails during growing season. Both these conditions do not favour growth of weeds. Hence, cost of labour and time required in both type of hoeing operations vary with the seasons.

(c) Cost saving due to usage of twin wheel hoe weeder The following table depicts the cost saved by farm women belonging to marginal and small land holding families who started using twin wheel hoe weeder replacing the hiring of bullock pairs for their fields in which they grow various crops as mentioned below in the Table-6.

Table-6: Cost saving in various crops by using twin wheel hoe weeder Crop Saving (Rs/ha) Area(ha) used by Savings/annum 455 farmwomen (Rs.) Greengram 1080 142 1533600.00 Groundnut 1560 196 305760.00 Rabi Jowar 720 153 110160.00 Bengalgram 720 98 70560.00 Onion 2580 76 196080.00 Total 835920.00

The cost saving per hectare both in twin wheel hoe weeder and hoeing with bullocks was assessed. The difference of Rs. 1080, Rs.1560, Rs.720 and Rs.2580/hectare was estimated for Green gram, Groundnut, Rabi Jowar and Onion crop respectively. This saving is due to using of twin wheel hoe weeder in place of hiring bullock pairs. The total savings of Rs.8.35 lakhs per annum is for 545 small and marginal land holding families who have used twin wheel hoe weeder regularly.

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(d) Matrix Ranking by Farm Women using Twin Hoe Weeder

The information in respect to preference of farm women belonging to small and marginal land holding families who are not having/possessing a pair of bullocks was elicited through focused group discussion. Their preference in the form of matrix ranking is detailed below.

Sl. Particulars Matrix ranking by farmwomen Remarks No. TWHW* + Hand Bullock drawn Inter Weeding cultivation & Hand weeding 1 Timelines in hoeing and Timely Untimely weeding 2 Cost of weeding & hoeing Less More 3 Time saving Family labour It depends upon the availability of labour 4 Suitability Closed spaced crops All crops (up to 12 inches) 5 Early stage Inter cultivation Possible Not possible TWHW can be used when the crop is 10 to 15 days old and is not possible in bullock drawn Inter cultivation 6 Number of labours required for One Three hoeing operation/acre * TWHW- Twin Wheel Hoe Weeder

(viii) ARTICLES PUBLISHED ABOUT TWIN WHEEL HOE WEEDER

Article published in Prajavani dated 6 th September, 2007

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(ix) CONTACT DETAILS OF FARM WOMEN USING TWIN WHEEL HOE WEEDER

1. Smt. Neelavva Nagappa Hosmani Tejaswini SHG, At & post: Hombal, Tq&Dist.: Gadag

2. Smt. Gangavva Channappa Madikeri Sarswati SHG, At & post: Hirehandigol, Tq&Dist.: Gadag

3. Smt. Shantavva Ninappa Tirlapur Shambhavi SHG, At & post: Neelgund, Tq.&Dist.: Gadag

4. Smt. Neelambike Ishwarapp Radder Manjunath SHG, At & post: Mallasamudra, Tq.&Dist.: Gadag

5. Smt. Jayashree Channaveer Shettar Kamadenu SHG, At & post: Soratur, Tq.&Dist.: Gadag

(x) CONCLUSION: The twin wheel hoe weeder introduced by KVK, Gadag has brought positive impact on small and marginal land holding families. It reduced farm women’s drudgery as well as the cost incurred per hectare in hoeing and weeding operation. The timelines in controlling the weeds has helped small and marginal farmers to get better yields.

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PART XI - LINKAGES

12.A.Functional linkage with different organizations

Sl. Name of organization Nature of linkage No 1 Karnataka State Department of • Implementation of training programme under Agriculture, Gadag district, Gadag various schemes • Implementation of Field School under ATMA 2 University of Agricultural Sciences, • Implementation of farm trials Dharwad • Seed supply 3 Department of Horticulture, Gadag • Organisation of training programme under district, Gadag NHM 4 Command Area Development Authority, • Training programme on soil, water and crop Belgaum management in command area 5 Deshpande Foundation, United States of • Promotion of dry land horticulture America 6 Gram Panchayats in Gadag district • Under NREGA, technical guidance and supply of mango seedlings for promotion of dry land horticulture were provided 7 Zilla Panchayat (DRDA), Gadag district • Training of farmers and farm women under SGSY project 8 Watershed Development Department, • Training programme on soil and water Gadag district, Gadag conservation

12.B. List special programmes undertaken by the KVK and operational now, which have been financed by State Govt./Other Agencies

Date/ Month of Amount Name of the scheme Funding agency initiation (Rs in lakh) Deshpande Livelihood improvement through June, 2009 Foundation, USA 12.00 promotion of dry land horticulture through Host Institution

12.C. Details of linkage with ATMA

a) ATMA is being implemented in Gadag district

S. No. Programme Nature of linkage Remarks Implementation of field school 1 Field school 2009-10 on bengalgram

12.D. Give details of programmes implemented under National Horticultural Mission

S. No. Programme Nature of linkage Constraints if any Training on Integrated 1 Training -- Horticulture

12.E. Nature of linkage with National Fisheries Development Board S. No. Programme Nature of linkage Remarks ------

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PART XII- PERFORMANCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN KVK

13.A.Performance of demonstration units (other than instructional farm) Details of production Amount (Rs.) Sl. Demo Year of Area Cost of Gross Remarks No. Unit establishment (ha) Variety Produce Qty. inputs income 1 Green 2007 250 sq. mt Alphonso Grafts 1000 5000 30000 house 2 Dairy 1998 1200 sqft Deoni HF Milk 2800 28000 14000 Unit Cross ltr 3 Sheep 2002 250 sqft Rambullet Meat 1 lamb 2250 112 local 5 Cross 4 Goat 2002 250 sqft Jamuna Meat 2 kids 3200 160 Pari local 0 Cross

13.B. Performance of instructional farm (Crops) including seed production

Details of production Amount (Rs.) Re Name Date of Date of sowing Type of Cost of Gross mar (ha) (ha) of the crop harvest Area Variety Qty. Produce inputs income ks Cereals Jowar 21.10.2009 23.03.2010 0.16 CSV-22 Seeds 2.15 qtls 450 5375 21.10.2009 22.02.2010 2.20 M-35-1 Seeds 19.8 qtls 3960 29800 21.10.2009 24.02.2010 1.60 M-35-1 Seeds 1.2 qtls 990 1200 Wheat 21.10.2009 16.02.2010 0.37 DWR-225 Seeds 1.65 qtls 1050 4125 21.10.2009 19.02.2010 0.37 Bijga Yellow Seeds 0.75 qtls 1050 1875 21.10.2009 15.02.2010 0.37 DWR-162 seeds 1.35 qtls 1050 3375

Pulses Greengram 11.06.2009 15.08.2009 1.20 S-4 Seeds 6.75 qtls 4160 25650 Bengalgram 24.10.2009 20.02.2010 0.30 JG-11 Seeds 1.60 qtls 2252 6400 24.10.2009 20.02.2010 0.37 A-1 Seeds 2.20 qtls 2252 8800 24.10.2009 20.02.2010 0.30 BGD-103 Seeds 1.95 qtls 2930 7800

Oilseeds Groundnut 14.06.2009 07.10.2009 0.10 GPBD-5 Seeds 85 kgs 450 3400 Bunch 14.06.2009 14.10.2009 0.37 DH-86 Seeds 97 kgs 4250 2910 14.06.2009 08.10.2009 1.80 GPBD-4 Seeds 1294 kgs 17582 38820 15.06.2009 13.10.2009 0.70 TAG-24 Seeds 604 kgs 6040 18120 Spreading 20.06.2009 13.11.2009 0.60 Moradur Seeds 382 kgs 4023 10696 20.06.2009 13.11.2009 0.40 JSP-39 Seeds 130 kgs 2739 3640 20.06.2009 13.11.2009 0.10 DSG-1 Seeds 35 kgs 532 980 Safflower 21.010.2009 06.04.2010 0.97 A-1 Seeds 1.60 qtls 357 4800 (Inter crop Bengalgram)

Fibers Cotton 08.09.2009 31.03.2010 0.60 Jayadhar Seeds 1.60 qtls 240 4440 04.09.2009 29.03.2010 1.20 DDHC-11 Seeds 3.56 qtls 200 13265 08.09.2009 06.04.2010 8.00 DDHC-11 Seeds 0.57 qtls 928 2120 Spices & Plantation crops

Floriculture Chilli (Inter 27.06.2009 13.02.2009 1.20 Dyavanur - 0.61 qtls 2040 1525 crop onion) Tamarind 59 qtls - 8000 Amla 5 qtls - 10000 Sapota 10 qtls - 3000 Guava 10 qtls - 3000 Karounda 30 kgs - 600

Fruits

Vegetables Onion 25.06.2009 22.11.2009 0.60 Arka Kalyan 2.0 600 1600 qtls 25.06.2009 23.11.2009 0.60 Arka Niketan 6.16 800 4928 qtls

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Ridge gourd 02.07.2009 23.10.2009 0.18 Arka Sujata Seeds 05 kgs 500 2500 03.07.2009 23.10.2009 0.18 Arka Sumit Seeds 06 kgs 500 3000 Bhendi 04.07.2009 22.10.2009 0.07 Arka Anamika Seeds 30 kgs 400 6000 04.07.2009 22.10.2009 0.07 Arka Abay Seeds 26 kgs 400 5200 Tomato 19.07.2009 20.12.2009 0.04 Arka Vikas Seeds 02 kgs 150 2000

Others (specify)

13.C. Performance of production Units (bio-agents / bio pesticides/ bio fertilizers etc.,)

Sl. Name of the Amount (Rs.) Qty Remarks No. Product Cost of inputs Gross income i) Vermicompost 70 tons 72000 156000 ii) Earthworm 135 Kg 8700 32400

13.D. Performance of instructional farm (livestock and fisheries production)

Name Details of production Amount (Rs.) Sl. of the No animal / Type of Cost of Gross Remarks Breed Qty. bird / Produce inputs income aquatics 1 Cow Deoni HF Milk 2800 28000 14000 Cross 2 Sheep Rambullet Meat 1 lamb 2250 1125 3 Goat Jamunapari Meat 2 kids 3200 1600 Local Cross

13.E. Utilization of hostel facilities

Accommodation available (No. of beds) Trainee days (days Reason for short fall (if Months No. of trainees stayed stayed) any) April 2009 110 330 May 2009 214 428 June 2009 312 624 July 2009 281 562 Aug. 2009 295 590 Sept. 2009 210 210 Oct. 2009 212 424 Nov. 2009 151 151 Dec. 2009 128 384 Jan. 2010 160 320 Feb. 2010 141 282 March 2010 81 162

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13.F. Database Management S. No Database target Database created 1 Resource inventory of the District 1. Nine fold classification of land 2. Number and size of operational holdings 3. Weather parameters of the district. (for a minimum period of ten years) 4. Details of soil profile 5. Detailed cropping pattern (for a minimum period of ten years) 6. Area, production and productivity of major crops 7. Details of livestock wealth in the district 8. Production and productivity of livestock 9. Area under irrigation from different sources 10. Details on input agencies 11. Details on infrastructural facilities available for production, post harvest and marketing 12. Details of institutional credit facilities 2 Database for Technologies assessed and Started Refined 3 Frontline Demonstrations Database Started 4 Training Database Training database is created 5 Database of Extension Programmes Database of extension programmes is created 6 Seeds and Planting Material Database Database is created 7 Database of farmers visit to our KVK Started

8 Database of SHGs Database is created 9 Database of soil test Started

10 Database of survey made for need based Database is created trainings

13.G. Details on Rain Water Harvesting structure and micro-irrigation system Amount Expendit Details of infrastructure created / Activities conducted Quantity of Area sanctione ure (Rs.) micro irrigation system etc. No. of No. of No. of Visit Visit water irrigated / d (Rs.) Training Demonstr plant by by harvested in utilization program ations materia farmer offici ‘000 litres pattern mes ls s als produc (No.) (No.) ed 1000000 1000067 Graded bund construction 5054.6 88 43 18050 2831 39 6420 for 8.00 ha. 8 cm all RWH measure s Construction of waste weirs 1. 1.52 feet crust 5 Nos. length 2. 1.83 feet crust 7 Nos. length 3. 2.44 feet crust 4 Nos. length 4. 2.74 feet crust 3 Nos. length 5. 3.00 feet crust 3 Nos. length Farm pond 2 Nos. Infiltration wells a) Infiltration Well 9 Nos. b) Common tank 1 No. Bore well recharge pit 1 No. Sub surface dam 2 Nos. Soak pits 147 Drip irrigation system for 5 Ha. Dry land Horticulture Check dam 1 Rain gauge & accessories 1

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PART XIII - FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

14.A. Details of KVK Bank accounts

Bank account Name of the Location Branch Account Account MICR IFSC bank code Name Number Number Number With Host ------Institute With KVK State Bank of Gadag 0838 K.H.Patil 10824829153 582002002 SBIN0000838 India Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Hulkoti

14.B. Utilization of funds under FLD on Oilseed (Rs. in Lakh)

Released by ICAR Expenditure Item Kharif Rabi Kharif Rabi Unspent balance as on 1 st April 2010 2009 2009-10 2009 2009-10 Inputs 0.000 0.000 1.225 1.050 -2.275 Extension activities 0.000 0.000 0.174 0.149 -0.323 TA/DA/POL etc. 0.000 0.000 0.261 0.225 0.486 TOTAL 0.000 0.000 1.660 1.424 -3.084

14.C. Utilization of funds under FLD on Pulses (Rs. in Lakh)

Released by ICAR Expenditure Unspent Item Kharif Rabi Kharif Rabi balance as on 1 st 2009 2009-10 2009 2009-10 April 2010 Inputs 0.000 0.000 0.875 0.700 -1.572 Extension activities 0.000 0.000 0.124 0.099 -0.223 TA/DA/POL etc. 0.000 0.000 0.187 0.149 -0.335 TOTAL 0.000 0.000 1.186 0.948 -2.130

14.D. Utilization of funds under FLD on Cotton (Rs. in Lakh)

Released by Expenditure Unspent balance ICAR Item as on 1 st April Kharif Kharif 2010 2009 2009 Inputs 0.700 0.700 0.000 Extension activities & TA/DA/POL etc. 0.300 0.299 0.001 TOTAL 1.000 0.999 0.001

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14.E. Utilization of KVK funds during the year 2009-10 (Rs. in lakh)

S. Particulars Sanctioned Released Expenditure No. A. Recurring Contingencies 1 Pay & Allowances 5100000 5100000 5098985 2 Traveling allowances 100000 100000 99946 3 Contingencies A Stationery, telephone, postage and other expenditure on office 195000 195000 194992 running, publication of Newsletter and library maintenance (Purchase of News Paper & Magazines) B POL, repair of vehicles, tractor and equipments 160000 160000 159948 C Meals/refreshment for trainees (ceiling upto Rs.40/day/trainee 105000 105000 104960 be maintained) D Training material (posters, charts, demonstration material 65000 65000 64678 including chemicals etc. required for conducting the training) E Frontline demonstration except oilseeds and pulses (minimum 161000 161000 160471 of 30 demonstration in a year) F On farm testing (on need based, location specific and newly 109000 109000 108911 generated information in the major production systems of the area) G Training of extension functionaries 10000 10000 9850 H Maintenance of buildings 30000 30000 30000 I Extension activities 30000 30000 29622 J Farmers’ Field School 25000 25000 25000 K Library 10000 10000 9886 TOTAL (A) 6100000 6100000 6097249 B. Non-Recurring Contingencies 1 Works - - - 2 Equipments including SWTL & Furniture - - - 3 Vehicle (Four wheeler/Two wheeler, please specify) - - - 4 Library (Purchase of assets like books & journals) - - - TOTAL (B) - - - C. REVOLVING FUND - - - GRAND TOTAL (A+B+C) 6100000 6100000 6097249

14.F. Status of revolving fund (Rs. in lakh) for the three years Opening Income during Expenditure Net balance in hand as on Year balance as on 1 st the year during the year 1st April of each year April April 2007 to March 7.05 7.35 7.16 7.24 2008 April 2008 to March 7.24 17.28 22.68 1.84 2009 April 2009 to March 1.84 4.00 3.83 2.01 2010

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PART XIV - OTHERS

15. Please include information which has not been reflected above.

I. MOBILE ADVISORY SERVICES

No. of KVKs No. of SMSs sent No. of farmers benefited - 39 415

II. DETAILS OF TECHNOLOGY WEEK CELEBRATIONS Number of No. Numbe KVKs Types of Activities of r of organised Related crop/livestock technology Activ Partici Technology ities pants Week Dry Land technology, Horticulture technology, Value addition, Nutrition and Gosthies 5 1645 dairy technologies Crop production, Precision farming, Dry land Horticulture, Soil and Water Conservation, Rain water harvesting, Farm Implements, Value addition, Lectures organised 19 1205 Contingent crop planning, Nutrition and Organic farming. Exhibition 1 1450 Crop livestock Film show Fair Farm Visit 5 1710 Diagnostic Practicals Distribution of Literature (No.) 1000 1000 Crop and livestock

Distribution of Seed (q) 0.25 210 Vegetable Seeds Distribution of Planting materials (No.) Bio Product distribution (Kg) Bio Fertilizers (q) Distribution of fingerlings Distribution of Livestock specimen (No.) Total number of farmers visited the technology week 1 1865

III. INTERVENTIONS ON DROUGHT MITIGATION

A. Introduction of alternate crops/varieties State Crops/cultivars Area (ha) Number of beneficiaries Sunflower 15 37 Tomato 6 15 Mango 30 32

B. Major area coverage under alternate crops/varieties Crops Area (ha) Number of beneficiaries Oilseeds 15 37 Pulses Cereals Vegetable crops 6 15 Tuber crops Fruit crops 30 32 Total 51 84

C. Farmers-scientists interaction on livestock management

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State Livestock components Number of No.of interactions participants Enrichment of dry fodder and Azolla 10 265 nutrition

Total 10 265

D. Animal health camps organised State Number of camps No.of animals No.of farmers ------Total - - -

E. Seed distribution in drought hit states State Crops Quantity Coverage Number (qtl) of area of (ha) farmers Greengram 4.0 40 125 Groundnut 30.0 30 61 Desi Cotton 40.2 300 550 Sunflower 0.5 20 37 Bengalgram 12.5 20 50 Total 87.2 410 823

F. Large scale adoption of resource conservation technologies State Crops/cultivars and gist of resource Area Number conservation technologies introduced (ha) of farmers Compartment bunding 500 4000 Application of enriched Vermicompost 200 800 Wider row spacing in Sunflower 800 5000 Seed priming in rabi Jowar 1000 5000 Total 2500 14800

G. Awareness campaign State Meetings Gosthies Field days Farmers fair Exhibition Film show No. No.of No. No.of No. No.of No. No.of No. No.of No. No.of farmers farmers farmers farmers farmers farmers 44 620 2 292 3 191 - - 2 1000 8 325

Total 44 620 2 292 3 191 - - 2 1000 8 325

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